This book investigates how the International Criminal Court (ICC) interprets and applies the 'sufficient gravity' criterion to determine the admissibility of cases and the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. Priya Urs, a legal scholar, examines two decades of ICC practice to identify inconsistencies in how gravity is assessed. She presents a normative argument advocating for a more structured, coherent, and transparent framework for evaluating gravity in international criminal proceedings.

Legal scholars and practitioners view this work as a specialized contribution to the study of international criminal procedure. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for an audience of legal professionals and researchers in international law.