The publication of the second edition of International Criminal Law coincides with the first real work of the International Criminal Court (ICC), now that the fanfares that accompanied its creation and the swearing-in of the judges have died away. Thepresidency isnowpermanently installed inTheHague; the prosecutor hasbegun the task of sifting the many referrals that have been made by a myriad of different organisations and individuals; and the judges are engaged in the crucial task of writing the regulations for this new court
