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العنوان
The principle of complementarity between international and national criminal courts =
المؤلف
Hassanein, Ahmed Samir Abd El - Ghani Mohamed.
هيئة الاعداد
باحث / احمد سمير حسنين
مشرف / كريستوفر جين
مناقش / كريستوفر جين
الموضوع
National Criminal Courts.
تاريخ النشر
2010.
عدد الصفحات
283 p. :
اللغة
الإنجليزية
الدرجة
الدكتوراه
التخصص
قانون
تاريخ الإجازة
1/1/2010
مكان الإجازة
جامعة المنصورة - كلية الحقوق - Criminal Law
الفهرس
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Abstract

The principle of complementarity is the cornerstone of the establishment of the International Criminal Court as well as one of the key factors for its successful operation. The ingenuity of the complementarity regime lies in its flexibility and adaptability. The ability of the principle of complementarity to reconcile several conflicting interests is unequivocally epitomised in the creation of the International Criminal Court itself. Furthermore, the noticeably flexible formulation of the principle of complementarity makes the principle highly adaptable and thus continuously evolving. Having said that, the qualities of being flexible and adaptable make the task of interpreting the principle of complementarity extremely sensitive and technically tricky. According to the current wording of the principle of complementarity in the Rome Statute, the ICC could factually exercise primacy over the national jurisdictions, if a loose interpretation of the principle is adopted, or conversely being residual to national jurisdictions, if the principle was strictly interpreted. While the principle of complementarity was at the heart of the negotiating process for the establishment of the International Criminal Court, the emerging practice of the Court to date has left the vast majority of the questions on complementarity unanswered, even the few issues which the Court has touched upon are not immune from criticism. This thesis will thus strive, through an in-depth analysis of the past, present and practice of the principle of complementarity and its corollary issues, to offer workable answers as well as constructive criticism. Guided by the central objective of ending impunity for the core crimes through criminal justice, this thesis, in interpreting the principle of complementarity, will follow a balanced approach which, while unequivocally favours national prosecutions where possible, it adopts a broadening interpretation when national jurisdictions are genuinely unavailable or ineffective. To this end, this thesis eventually presents the principle of complementarity as a managerial principle which promotes for the effective investigation and prosecution of the core crimes through the adoption of different policies which encourage, inter alia, a division of labour between the International Criminal Court and domestic jurisdictions, and enable states to carry out proceedings and overcome dilemmas of ‗inability‘ or ‗unwillingness‘ without the role of the International Criminal Court being limited in such incidents to excluding national jurisdiction.