Antonio Cassese

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the reaction of the international community to war crimes and international criminal justice systems at the international level, including the establishment of international criminal tribunals and the adoption of the fundamental features of the Adversarial System at the International Level.

TL;DR: The ROME STATUTE of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as mentioned in this paper was the first international criminal law law to be implemented by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the factors that historically prevented the development of international tribunals and then look at recent events, namely the end of the Cold War and the subsequent unleashing of unparalleled forces of nationalism and fundamentalism in different parts of the world, which created an increased willingness on the part of states to institute mechanisms, both at the international and domestic levels, for international criminal justice.

TL;DR: In this article, a general introduction to international law considered in a political and historical perspective is presented, where an effort is made to identify the ideological and political motivation underlying international legal rules and institutions, which are examined through the prism of the principal actors in the international community: Western, socialist and developing countries.

TL;DR: The terrorist attacks on the US on 11 September 2001 have potentially shattering consequences for international law as discussed by the authors and it will be necessary to rethink some important legal categories and to emphasize general principles.