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The paper analyses the need for legislative reform in the Czech Republic once it will have ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The paper was produced as part of the Project on National Implementation Legislation (PINIL). Eight country analyses forming part of this project are published in a symposium in volume 16 (2005) of the Finnish Yearbook of International Law, and five further country analyses are available on SSRN.

The paper analyses the Bulgarian legislation on the implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and discusses whether Bulgaria will be able to carry out investigations and prosecutions into crimes against international law as well as to cooperate with the International Criminal Court. The paper was produced as part of the Project on National Implementation Legislation (PINIL). Eight country analyses forming part of this project are published in a symposium in volume 16 (2005) of the Finnish Yearbook of International Law, and five further country analyses are available on SSRN.

The paper analyses the Norwegian legislation on the implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and discusses whether Norway will be able to carry out investigations and prosecutions into crimes against international law as well as to cooperate with the International Criminal Court. The paper was produced as part of the Project on National Implementation Legislation (PINIL). Eight country analyses forming part of this project are published in a symposium in volume 16 (2005) of the Finnish Yearbook of International Law, and five further country analyses are available on SSRN.

The paper analyses the Latvian legislation on the implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and discusses whether Latvia will be able to carry out investigations and prosecutions into crimes against international law as well as to cooperate with the International Criminal Court. The paper was produced as part of the Project on National Implementation Legislation (PINIL). Eight country analyses forming part of this project are published in a symposium in volume 16 (2005) of the Finnish Yearbook of International Law, and five further country analyses are available on SSRN.

The paper analyses the Dutch legislation on the implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and discusses whether the Netherlands will be able to carry out investigations and prosecutions into crimes against international law as well as to cooperate with the International Criminal Court. The paper was produced as part of the Project on National Implementation Legislation (PINIL). Eight country analyses forming part of this project are published in a symposium in volume 16 (2005) of the Finnish Yearbook of International Law, and five further country analyses are available on SSRN.

After the coming into force of the Rome Statute on 1 July 2002, the focus of academics, governments and the NGO community has shifted to the implementation of the Rome Statute in domestic jurisdictions. In recognition of this fact a group of young lawyers and former delegates to the ICC Preparatory Commissions created the "Project on ICC National Implementation Legislation" (PINIL) to examine how national criminal law adapts to the Rome Statute.The Project involved over 30 researchers in 15 European countries, ranging from Albania to the UK. Matthias Goldmann (Germany), Rain Liivoja (Estonia), Cornelia Schneider (Germany/UK), Ann Swampillai (UK) and Isabelle Walther (Germany) coordinated the project. The research was based on a questionnaire, drafted by Matthias Goldmann and Simon P. Olleson with the support of the entire team, which is contained in the paper. Accordingly, the authors of each country analysis were asked to address the following two issues: 1) Is the State Party in a position to carry out proceedings at the national level thereby excluding the possibility of the ICC exercising its jurisdiction? (Principle of Complementarity)2) Is the State Party in a position to comply with its obligations to co-operate with the ICC as detailed in the Rome Statute? (Co-operation)A compendium of eight country analyses has been published in volume 16 (2005) (appeared in 2008) of the Finnish Yearbook of International Law (FYBIL). This symposium covers Albania, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Russia, and the UK.Seven additional country analyses have been made available on SSRN:Bulgaria: http://ssrn.com/abstract=996515Czech Republic: http://ssrn.com/abstract=996513Latvia: http://ssrn.com/abstract=928333Netherlands: http://ssrn.com/abstract=996521 Norway: http://ssrn.com/abstract=996523 Slovenia: http://ssrn.com/abstract=996524 Spain: http://ssrn.com/abstract=996525A cross-cutting article by Matthias Goldmann which compares and evaluates the outcomes of the country analyses has been published in vol. 16 of the Finnish Yearbook of International Law. A pre-print version of this article is available on SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1348698