Introduction written by professor benjamin b ferenczthis challenging volume examines the jurisprudence of international criminal justice from various points of view.The philosophy of justice may vary from time to time and from nation to nation, depending on prevailing attitudes towards the substantive rules which deal, in one way or another, with cultural norms.In the national and international area, the principles of criminal justice have a key role in examining the scope of the most serious violations of international criminal law.It is on the basis of appropriate judgment that these principles may be accumulated and achieved for the future conduct of man.This volume, therefore, examines the principles and dimensions of the constitutions of various international criminal tribunals courts, with particular focus on the statute of the international criminal court icc .As such, the volume offers a comprehensive evaluation of the rule of law and criminal justice and their legal tasks within the complementarity system of international criminal jurisprudence.The volume emphasises the prosecution and punishment of all those who may successfully escape from the proceedings of national and international criminal courts because of their juridical, political, religious, economic or military power.It demands the implementation of international law of jus cogens.The provisions of the statute should not be deduced in contradiction to the norms from which no derogation is possible, suc...