Introduction

Although at first glance it may seem that the topic of the modes of liability (forms of participation in crime) in International Criminal Law has already been exhausted, this subject attracts the continuous interest of academics and practitioners. After all, there is no attribution of criminal responsibility without determining under which ground for criminal responsibility the accused should be held responsible. This book is centred around the participation in crime within the ICC jurisdiction as well, but the approach adopted in this work differs from the one that prevails in judicial practice. It is because this book focuses on the textual interpretation of the Rome Statute, rather than on the simple evaluation of the ICC caselaw. The chapter sets out the aim, structure and approach of the book. It defines the subject of interpretationSubject of interpretation and explains why the approach adopted in this work might contribute to a better understanding of the ICC regime and the Rome Statute.