TY - T1 - "What better gift could today's politician’s bequeath tomorrows generation?" : A Rhetorical Analysis of Arguments in Support of the International Criminal Court in the United Kingdom House of Commons 1998 – 2001 SN - / UR - URN:NBN:fi:hulib-201703272291; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/38227 T3 - A1 - Mäntylä, Iija A2 - PB - Helsingfors universitet Y1 - 2013 LA - eng AB - This thesis analyses argumentation in support of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the United Kingdom (UK) House of Commons 1998 – 2001. During that time, the UK Parliament passed the ICC Bill, with which the ICC’s Rome Statute was ratified and integrated to UK national law. The issue was heatedly debated in the House of Commons. Attention has often been directed toward the United States, which opposes the Court. Instead, chosen here was a state supports the ICC. In addition, the UK was ... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - International Criminal Court; United Kingdom; rhetorical analysis; argumentation; argumentation strategies; argumentointi -- strategia; retoriikka -- analyysi; Iso-Britannia; kansainvälinen rikostuomioistuin; Political Science, World Politics; Yleinen valtio-oppi, maailmanpolitiikan tutkimus; Allmän statslära, forskning i världspolitik N1 - PP - ER -