This fortieth volume of annotated leading case law of international criminal tribunals contains decisions taken by the ICC in 2008-2009. It provides the reader with the full text of the most important decisions, identical to the original version and including concurring, separate and dissenting opinions. Distinguished experts in the field of international criminal law have commented the decisions. Contributors: Stephanie Bock, Pedro Caeiro, Roman Graf, Gerhard Kemp, Nicholas Koumjian, Miguel Angelo Lemos, Ousman Njikam, Ana Maria Torres Chedraui, Koen Vriend and Christoffer Wong.