Laucci (a consultant in international humanitarian law and international criminal law) presents the first volume of a series that aims to present the most relevant abstracts of decisions rendered by the International Criminal Court. This is achieved by reviewing all public decisions issued by the court and selecting the relevant legal findings that give an interpretation of the basic rules of the Court; show how a specific basic rule is concretely implemented by the court; clarify a point of law of general importance with respect to international criminal law, international humanitarian law, or international law of human rights; or are otherwise meaningful with respect to international criminal justice. Abstracts are then either quoted or have their full references mentioned under quoted findings of previous relevant decisions, including chamber, situation or case, title of the decision, date, and paragraphs or pages. Quoted abstracts are presented in the original working language of the decision, either English or French. Where available, the official English translations of French-language abstracts are provided, but the reverse is not true. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)