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ICC și principiul complementarității. Studiu de Caz: Mali 2012
ICC and the principle of complementarity. Case study: Mali 2012

Author(s): Sebastian BĂLĂNICĂ
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, International Law, Court case
Published by: Centrul de Strategii Aplicate
Keywords: principle of complementarity; Rome Statute; functionality demonstration; applicative challenges;

Summary/Abstract: The objective of this article is to present the functionality of the relationship between the International Criminal Court and the Principle of Complementarity, stated in Article 17 of the Rome Statute. The article will begin by providing an introduction, the overview of the topic proposed for analysis. The next section will deal with the issue of the Principle of Complementarity, focusing on the theoretical constituent elements of the principle. The second section of the article will analyze the applicability of the Principle of Complementarity, through the discussion of three relevant cases of the International Criminal Court. The third section will present the case study chosen by the article to demonstrate the functionality of the Principle of Complementarity, namely the investigation and subsequent trials, which the International Criminal Court undertook in Mali in 2012. The penultimate section will analyze the challenges, applied or theoretical, with which the International Criminal Court faces when it comes to the Principle of Complementarity. In the last section, the concluding one, the article will present the relevant points that emerge from this analysis, of the functionality, at the relational level, between the International Criminal Court and the Principle of Complementarity.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 35-47
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Romanian
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