Explaining the international criminal court: A 'practice test' for rationalist and constructivist approaches

European Journal of International Relations

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 357-394

  Fehl, Caroline ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

ICC; Institutional design; Institutionalism; International Criminal Court; International criminal justice; International institutions; International tribunals

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644367890     PISSN: 13540661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354066104045541     Document Type: Article

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