The relationship between the International Criminal Court and national jurisdictions : the principle of complementarity / by Jo Stigen.

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Stigen, Jo

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ; v. 34.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : M. Nijhoff, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 533 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789047431749
904743174X
9786612399558
6612399554
1282399551
9781282399556

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Relationship between the International Criminal Court and national jurisdictions.DDC classification:

345/.05 22

LOC classification:

KZ6314 .S75 2008

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Contents:

Introduction -- Why and where should international crimes be prosecuted? -- The history of the complementarity principle -- The procedures of the complementarity principle -- The scope of Article 17 -- "Genuine" national proceedings: related concepts of international law -- The applicability of the admissibility criteria in three particular scenarios -- Unwillingness -- Inability -- Possible lacunas in the admissibility criteria -- The prosecutorial discretion -- Complementarity and alternative national mechanisms -- Conclusive remarks.

Summary: The principle of complementarity provides a framework as to when the Prosecutor of the ICC may and should interfere vis-a-vis national judicial systems. This book assesses policy considerations underlying the establishment of the ICC, including the implications of international criminal justice for achieving peace.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-524) and index.

The principle of complementarity provides a framework as to when the Prosecutor of the ICC may and should interfere vis-a-vis national judicial systems. This book assesses policy considerations underlying the establishment of the ICC, including the implications of international criminal justice for achieving peace.