Complementarity of Jurisdictions between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and National Criminal Justice
A research paper on international law
– Complementarity of Jurisdictions between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and National Criminal Justice on International Crimes (Article 17 of the ICC Statute).
Address the following specific issues:
(a) Explain the above complementarity and its conditionality as embodied in Article 17 of the ICC Statute. (Marks: 20)
(b) How does this complementarity work in real life cases? Illustrate your answers with the examples of successful and challenging cases of complementarity. (Marks: 20)
(c) Do you have any suggestions to offer as to how the functioning of this complementarity can be improved? (Marks: 10)