The relationship between the International Criminal Court and national jurisdictions : : the principle of complementarity /

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

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...

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Superior document:The Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ; v. 34
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Stigen, Jo.
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
Series:Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ; v. 34.
Physical Description:1 online resource (548 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • 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. Ògenuineó 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.

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