Complementarity and cooperation in international criminal justice

The international criminal justice system lacks a sufficient legal framework to facilitate domestic prosecution, including a well-developed interstate cooperation system.

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ICC and UNSC: point scoring and the cemetery of good intentions

While UN Security Council referrals to the ICC may appear necessary, they also raise complex questions

What will Africa make of its opportunity to lead the ICC?

The next president of the ICC Assembly of States Parties is likely to be African. Can states reach consensus on which candidate to endorse?