The Institutionalization of the International Criminal Court

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The book examines the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a strategic tool used by the European Union to counter U.S. unilateralism post-Cold War. It introduces the concept of "normative binding," which allows middle powers to establish multilateral norms that can constrain powerful states resistant to cooperation. This approach challenges conventional theories of institutionalization, suggesting that the emergence of the ICC stems from a collective effort to create binding norms rather than from hegemonic dominance or shared identities.