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The Relationship Between the International Criminal Court and National Jurisdictions: The Principle of Complementarity


ISBN13: 9789004169098
Published: July 2008
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Country of Publication: The Netherlands
Format: Hardback
Price: £271.00



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The principle of complementarity provides a framework as to when the Prosecutor of the ICC may and should interfere vis-à-vis national judicial systems. The principle acknowledges the primary right of states to prosecute while also recognising the need for international interference when states fail in this task. As formulated in the Rome Statute, however, it leaves complex questions unresolved. To mention a few: When is a national criminal proceeding really an attempt to shield the perpetrator? When can a national judicial system be characterised as unavailable? And when will an ICC prosecution serve the interests of justice? This book seeks to answer these and other related questions by interpreting the relevant provisions of the Rome Statute and discussing them in a broad context.

The book also critically assesses policy considerations underlying the establishment of the ICC, including the implications of international criminal justice for achieving peace. It asks, inter alia, whether the ICC should set aside an amnesty which a national truth commission has granted in an attempt to achieve a peaceful transition from tyranny to democracy.

Subjects:
International Criminal Law
Contents:
Abbreviations
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Why and Where Should International Crimes be Prosecuted?
3. The History of the Complementarity Principle
4. The Procedures of the Complementarity Principle
5. The Scope of Article 17
6. “Genuine” National Proceedings: Related Concepts of International Law
7. The Applicability of the Admissibility Criteria in Three Particular Scenarios
8. Unwillingness
9. Inability
10. Possible Lacunas in the Admissibility Criteria
11. The Prosecutorial Discretion
12. Complementarity and Alternative National Mechanisms
13. Conclusive Remarks
Index
Bibliography
Selected Documents
Table of Cases.