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 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Stigen, Jo.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : M. Nijhoff, 2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 533 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	The Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ; v. 34 Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ; v. 34.
Subject:	Criminal liability (International law) Criminal procedure (International law) Criminal jurisdiction. International crimes. Complementarity (International law) Complementarity (International law) Criminal jurisdiction. Criminal liability (International law) Criminal procedure (International law) International crimes. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11246362

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ISBN:	9789047431749 904743174X 9786612399558 6612399554 9789004169098 9004169091 1282399551 9781282399556
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-524) and index. English. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Stigen, Jo. Relationship between the International Criminal Court and national jurisdictions. Leiden ; Boston : M. Nijhoff, 2008
Standard no.:	10.1163/ej.9789004169098.i-536

Table of 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.