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Abstract

The International Criminal Court (ICC) and the international criminal law codified in the Rome Statute have established individual criminal liability outside the national legal systems. This development changes the relationship between states, international organizations such as courts, and individuals in a global legal order. This article explores the question of how the structure of international criminal law has evolved. The conjecture is that the formation of the structure of international criminal law has proceeded in a vertical mode of cooperation, combining horizontal cooperation among states and vertical cooperation with the ICC. By making the structural preconditions the subject, it is possible to develop an independent sociological perspective on law that takes up disciplinary approaches from political science and law and allows for broader questions. This is demonstrated with a qualitative analysis of the preamble of the Rome Statute and discussed on the basis of the results.