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The principle of complementarity in the practice of the Internacional Criminal Court

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  • Ximena Fuentes Torrijo Universidad de Chile
Vol. 44 No. 169 (2011): Mayo - Agosto
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.2011.19414

Abstract

The decisions of the International Criminal Court in the implementation of the principle of complementarity will be decisive for the auctoritas of this tribunal within the international community. This paper examines two different forms in which the Court has approached the principle. First, it deals with ‘positive complementarity', which refers to activities undertaken by the Court to promote the exercise of jurisdiction by national tribunals. With regard to these activities, risks involved in the establishment of a close relationship with domestic tribunals are highlighted. In the second place, the policy of self-referral that has been promoted by the Office of the Prosecutor is discussed and criticized. The practice of the Court in this regard has been criticized because it may affect the distance that the Court must keep from domestic politics. Finally, in the case of Security Council referrals the paper discusses the applicability of the principle of complementarity and its consequences.

Keywords:

International Criminal Court, principle of complementarity, positive complementarity, self referral, relationship between international and municipal law, United Nations Security Council

Author Biography

Ximena Fuentes Torrijo, Universidad de Chile

 

Abogado; D.Phil. (Oxford); profesora de derecho internacional, Universidades de Chile y Adolfo Ibáñez; miembro de la Lista de Árbitros de la Corte Permanente de Arbitraje; miembro de la Lista de Árbitros del Centro Internacional para el Arreglo de Diferencias en Materia de Inversiones (CIADI).

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Fuentes Torrijo, X. (2011). The principle of complementarity in the practice of the Internacional Criminal Court. Estudios Internacionales, 44(169), p. 119–140. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.2011.19414
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