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This book provides the readers a basic understanding of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The book discusses the evolution of international criminal court and its historical background. The need of a permanent institution for criminal prosecution for international crimes has been well highlighted. The Auther has explained the structure of the court, as well as its basic working. The maximum focus of the book is on the critical analysis of the jurisdiction of the court. All the four crimes under the court’s jurisdiction, i.e. genocide, crime against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression, have been discussed in detail. The auther has analyized evolutionary stages of these crimes, since the legal instrument related to Nuremberg tribunal, Tokyo tribunal, Yugoslavian tribunal and the Rwandan tribunal to the Rome statute. The Auther has indicated that the definitions of these crimes and their components have changed from time to time. The book has also deliberated upon the methods of exercising this jurisdiction and various situations in which jurisdiction of the court is invoked. The Auther has touched some debatable issues of the Rome statute, such as United Nation Security council’s overriding powers, as well as controversies related to the prosecution of African heads of states. The Auther has duly discussed Indian perspective on the Rome statute. The book has proposed some practical suggestion also to make the court more relevant to cope with the needs of the sovereign states.