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12 Feb The Conviction and Sentencing of Ex-rebel, Thomas Kwoyelo, 15 Years On
...complementarity, emphasising “that the Court’s reparations proceedings do not exist in isolation and are indeed part of the wider context of different national and international efforts to address the victims’ harm” (Reparation Order, paras 52-53). Effectively, the ICC acknowledged the significance and value of advancing towards a more integrated reparations process and system, expressing an intention to more prominently emphasise complementarity, which is crucial for the effective implementation of reparation orders, particularly for related offences and harms, as demonstrated in the case of the LRA atrocities. Conclusion The conviction and...
22 Apr Juntos: The Lusophone Community’s Unfinished Business in International Criminal Law
...in domestic law. Cooperation with the Court — arrest and surrender, the transmission of evidence, the enforcement of sentences — requires its own legislative framework. A state that has ratified but not legislated cannot honour its basic commitments. The Rome Statute’s complementarity principle makes this concrete: for victims in Lusophone states, the absence of implementing legislation means the complementarity principle offers no realistic domestic recourse — and no guarantee that the ICC’s own jurisdictional reach will fill the gap. The goal is not simply to avoid ICC intervention — it...18 Oct More on Amnesty and the ICC Arrest Warrants
...the complementarity doctrine, as the State is requesting the prosecution before the ICC rather than national courts. Put differently, can there be an Article 17 objection based on complementarity where there is an Article 14 referral by a State? The problem with this position is that in this case a Ugandan government agency, the Uganda Amnesty Commission, is still maintaining that all LRA rebels–including those indicted by the ICC–are eligible for amnesty. According to the chair of that commission, Ugandan high court judge Peter Onega, “As far as the amnesty...13 Mar Why the ICC Should Not Step Aside — At Least Not Yet
...some in the LRA who will appear before the High Court because of their crimes,” Nankabirwa said. That plan was a step in the right direction, although it was clear that Uganda could not satisfy the ICC’s principle of complementarity without fundamentally revamping its criminal justice system. (For an analysis of the shortcomings of the Ugandan system, see here.) But now the plan seems to have changed again — Museveni made it quite clear today that not even Kony and the other LRA leaders will stand trial in a Ugandan...
26 Feb Time for the US to Reset Its Policy on the ICC & Reassume Leadership in International Justice
...US has periodically invoked) it can advance these. While there has already been a Pre-Trial Chamber ruling on the scope of the Court’s territorial jurisdiction related to the Palestine situation, if the US believes there are further jurisdictional issues to raise, it could engage with the Court on those, as can Israel. Similarly, if the US contends it has done sufficient “complementarity” under Article 17 of the Rome Statute to render cases against US nationals related to the Afghanistan situation “inadmissible” (an argument also sometimes advanced), the US can engage with the Court and make...
08 Apr ICC Prosecutor Symposium: The Challenges for the Next ICC Prosecutor
...Colombia preliminary analysis should be concluded because it was launched many years ago ignore the legal framework adopted by the Rome Statute. As a gatekeeper, the OTP has two different and parallel duties: to fully respect the principle of complementarity and refrain from opening investigations when national authorities have conducted genuine proceedings, but also to ensure the “end of impunity” and trigger the jurisdiction of the Court when they fail to do so. As I argued upon taking up office in June 2003: States not only have the right but...22 Mar The ICC and Israel: Prosecuting the Punitive Demolition of Palestinian Homes – Part 2
punitive demolitions would likely pass the tests of complementarity and gravity under Art. 17 of the Rome Statute. It is clear that Israel is not prosecuting any State officials for this conduct (‘the same case’ test in ICC case law), and it is probable Israel would be found “unwilling” to prosecute its officials for designing and implementing what is after all an official State policy of the Israeli government (the same goes for settlements activities, illegal under international law but sanctioned by domestic law). Complementarity should therefore not pose any...
23 Jul Obstructing Justice? The ICC’s Libya Investigation, Italy’s Role, and the Release of Osama Elmasry Njeem
...Mr. Njeem for the same charges brought against him by the ICC, despite the absence of any direct engagement between Libya and the Court to assert this claim. Italy invoked the principle of complementarity under the Rome Statute, which allows a case to be deemed inadmissible before the ICC if a State having jurisdiction upon it is actively investigating or prosecuting the same conduct according to Article 17 of the Rome Statute. Italian authorities argued that the ICC had failed to consult Libya to assess its ability and willingness to...
25 Apr The Appeals Chamber Decides Israel’s Appeals — And Refuses to Suspend the Arrest Warrants
...information provided in the notification to States.” Once a specific suspect has been identified and an arrest warrant has been issued, complementarity is governed by Art. 17, not Art. 18: the question is whether the state is investigating the same suspect for substantially the same conduct, not whether it is generally investigating the kinds of cases that might arise from the situation. Differently put, Israel no longer has to file a general complementarity challenge in the Palestine situation because it already knows that the OTP intends to specifically prosecute Netanyahu...
25 Sep From Immunities to the Afghanistan Decision – Talking International Criminal Justice with Stephen Rapp
...mustering the will to investigate and prosecute cases domestically is the perception that there is a strong Court in The Hague that is ready to act if the state does not. This is not “positive complementarity” but rather “persuasive complementarity” – if you do not do it, they will do it for you and it is far better for you to do it at home. If the Court is not effective you lose that. We saw that in a different sense with the ICTR where Rwanda repealed the death penalty...