Talk:Public International Law/International Criminal Law

Review: 13 June 2023
Dear Annalisa,

Thanks for the chapter! I left some minor comments in the text. My main point is that given that this chapter introduces ICL and all the following chapters under this umbrella, I think it should "set the scene" a little bit more clearly and build the narrative for the following questions. In my opinion, this chapter should briefly introduce what the field is all about, the questions that arise etc., maybe some historical aspects, but it can leave the details for the later chapters. I also think it would be great if you could provide a roadmap and link to the chapters that follow. After having read Tax' chapters on International crimes, for example, I think that the Rome Statute and the relevance of the ICC in today's ICL regime should be introduced. He presupposes the Rome Statue. Maybe also the main legal sources should be introduced?

Best, Raffaela --Raffaela Kunz (discuss • contribs) 13:27, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Review: May 26, 2023
Your chapter effectively outlines the historical background, key milestones, and major developments in ICL. This provides students with a solid foundation to understand the significance and evolution of ICL.

However, it is important to note that certain sections of the chapter assume a level of prior knowledge in international criminal law. For students who are unfamiliar with the subject, this may pose a challenge in grasping the concepts and theories presented. I recommend providing additional explanations and simplifying complex ideas to ensure accessibility for all students, including those without prior knowledge in this field.

Additionally, I have made some suggestions for restructuring certain parts of the chapter. Restructuring can enhance the coherence and flow of the content, allowing students to follow the logical progression of your chapter more effectively. I encourage you to carefully consider and implement these restructuring suggestions.

I also recommend revisiting the chapter and ensuring that appropriate footnotes are included where necessary. If you would like assistance in transferring the footnotes from your Word document to Wikibooks, please feel free to send me the document, and I will be more than happy to help you with the process.

You will also find some comments in your chapter in which I elaborate on something more specific. To view these comments, open your chapter page and click "Edit" in the top-right menu bar.

Some minor things:
 * Note that the following parts are still missing: required knowledge, conclusion
 * There are some issues with the formatting of the footnotes, which are not always consistent with the OSCOLA citation style. To ensure the chapter is fully compliant with OSCOLA, you should review the formatting of the footnotes and make the necessary corrections.
 * Note that I have made some linguistic improvements to the text

--Max Milas (discuss • contribs) 12:48, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

Review October 2021
Dear all, The outline looks great to me and from what I can tell covers a lot of ground! Since I don't work in international criminal law I don't really have any specific suggestions, just one general thought from the outsider perspective: Even more so than for international law in general, I tend to see a lot of critiques of international criminal law - e.g. that individual criminal responsibility will not solve structural, especially economic problems, and of course the major imbalance between global North and global South in the context of international criminal law. I think these would be important to include. Perhaps you're planning on doing that anyway (e.g. in sections A or D), but since there is currently no explicit mention in the outline I figured I would just raise the issue. Cheers, Jens Theilen (discuss • contribs) 10:29, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Review: Walter Arevalo Ramirez
The current approach is very interesting and the current content is very good, nonetheless the chapter is still underdeveloped, more "handbook"ish elements are missing, such a traditional explanation of the crimes, and the explanation of fundamental institutions of ICL, that are particular to in in comparison to its domestic law counterparts,  such as superior responsibility, joint criminal enterprise, forms of liability, the classic issue of control, indirect perpetration throught organized structures of power, etc. Max Milas (discuss • contribs) 16:48, 26 January 2023 (UTC)