Introduction Stephen Macedo 1
Preface Mary Robinson 15
The Princeton Principles on Universal Jurisdiction 18
Commentary 26
1 The History of Universal Jurisdiction and Its Place in International Law M. Cherif Bassiouni 39
2 Comment: The Quest for Clarity Stephen A. Oxman 64
3 The Growing Support for Universal Jurisdiction in National Legislation A. Hays Butler 67
4 The Adolf Eichmann Case: Universal and National Jurisdiction Gary J. Bass 77
5 Comment: Connecting the Threads in the Fabric of International Law Lori F. Damrosch 91
6 Assessing the Pinochet Litigation: Whither Universal Jurisdiction? Richard A. Falk 97
7 Comment: Universal Jurisdiction and Transitions to Democracy Pablo De Greiff 121
8 The Hissene Habre Case: The Law and Politics of Universal Jurisdiction Stephen P. Marks 131
9 Defining the Limits: Universal Jurisdiction and National Courts Anne-Marie Slaughter 168
10 Universal Jurisdiction, National Amnesties, and Truth Commissions: Reconciling the Irreconcilable Leila Nadya Sadat 193
11 The Future of Universal Jurisdiction in the New Architecture of Transnational Justice Diane F. Orentlicher 214
12 Universal Jurisdiction and Judicial Reluctance: A New "Fourteen Points" Michael Kirby 240
13 Afterword: The Politics of Advancing International Criminal Justice Lloyd Axworthy 260
Notes 269
List of Contributors 357
List of Project Participants 359
Index 363
Acknowledgments 381
Preface Mary Robinson 15
The Princeton Principles on Universal Jurisdiction 18
Commentary 26
1 The History of Universal Jurisdiction and Its Place in International Law M. Cherif Bassiouni 39
2 Comment: The Quest for Clarity Stephen A. Oxman 64
3 The Growing Support for Universal Jurisdiction in National Legislation A. Hays Butler 67
4 The Adolf Eichmann Case: Universal and National Jurisdiction Gary J. Bass 77
5 Comment: Connecting the Threads in the Fabric of International Law Lori F. Damrosch 91
6 Assessing the Pinochet Litigation: Whither Universal Jurisdiction? Richard A. Falk 97
7 Comment: Universal Jurisdiction and Transitions to Democracy Pablo De Greiff 121
8 The Hissene Habre Case: The Law and Politics of Universal Jurisdiction Stephen P. Marks 131
9 Defining the Limits: Universal Jurisdiction and National Courts Anne-Marie Slaughter 168
10 Universal Jurisdiction, National Amnesties, and Truth Commissions: Reconciling the Irreconcilable Leila Nadya Sadat 193
11 The Future of Universal Jurisdiction in the New Architecture of Transnational Justice Diane F. Orentlicher 214
12 Universal Jurisdiction and Judicial Reluctance: A New "Fourteen Points" Michael Kirby 240
13 Afterword: The Politics of Advancing International Criminal Justice Lloyd Axworthy 260
Notes 269
List of Contributors 357
List of Project Participants 359
Index 363
Acknowledgments 381