As might be expected for a piece of work which was fi ve years in the making, its completion would not have been possible but for the generosity of a great many persons, the most signifi cant of which I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge. First, I would like to thank all of those who so generously provided the funding for this research, without which this project would not have been possible. In particular, I would like to thank the Rhodes Trust for funding tuition at the University of Oxford and providing such an enriching community during my studies. In particular, I am extremely grateful to Warden Don Markwell for the outstanding support he provided throughout this project. Special thanks also to Don Ferencz and the Planethood Foundation for their generous funding of the Global Justice Research Fellowship at St. Anne’s College. I also wish to acknowledge Lincoln College and the Faculty of Law for their assistance in funding my fi eldwork. I am especially thankful to all of those involved in establishing the Tim Hawkins Memorial Scholarship and thereby affording me the opportunity to enter the world of international criminal law.