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The International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court. Marcus Wagemakers, counsel at the international criminal court | conseil auprès de la cour pénale internationale Rotary, 23 May 2017. What is the international criminal court?.

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The International Criminal Court

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  1. The International Criminal Court Marcus Wagemakers, counsel at the internationalcriminal court | conseilauprès de la cour pénale internationale Rotary, 23 May 2017

  2. What is the internationalcriminal court? • A permanent international court createdtoinvestigate, prosecuteandtryindividualsalleged of commiting crimes to the international community.

  3. Short fact list • Locatedin the Hague, The Netherlands; • Court of last resort; • Not a part of the United Nations system; the ICC is a selfregulatory body Mandate: Rome Statute, adopted 17 July 1998, enteredinto force 1 july 2002

  4. How the ICC intervenes • A situationcanbereferredto the Prosecutorby (i) the UN Security Council and/or (ii) a State Party; The Prosecuter isobligedtoinitiateaninvestigation; • The Prosecutormaylaunchaninvestigation propriomuto; on the basis of information (otherwisereceived) Rome Statute art. 15 (1)

  5. Criterion of a reasonable basis The Prosecutorcandenyaninvestigationif he determinesthatthere is no reasonable basis toproceed. Criterion: Existence of a sensible or reasonablejustificationfor a belief that a crime fallingwithin the jurisdiction of the court has been or is beingcommitted Pre trial chamberSituation in the Republic of Kenya (ICC-01/09)

  6. The ICC: • investigates • prosecutes; and • tries suspects of genocide, crimes againsthumanity, war crimes and crimes of aggression ONLY whennationalauthorities are unable or unwillingto do so

  7. Prosecution focus is on major perpetrators • The ICC prosecutesindividuals, notgroups or states. Anyindividualwho is allegedcommitted crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC maybebroughtbefore the ICC. • Focus is on thosewhobear the greatestresposibilityfor the alleged crimes.

  8. Seriousinternational crimes • Genocide: intentiontodestroy al or part of a national , ethnicracial or religiousgroup as such • Crimes againsthumanity: widespreadsystematic attack on anycivilianpopulation • War crimes: breach of Geneva Conventions/lawsandcustoms of armed conflict • Crimes of Aggression: includesamongothersinvasion, military occupationandannexationby the use of force, blockade of the ports or coastsifit is consideredbeing a manifest violation of the Carter of the United Nations

  9. Coted’Ivoiresituation • Docshadowwork • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6XQiF-avHs

  10. Dealingwithinternational crimes • After WW II: International Military Tribunals: Nuremberg/Tokyo • Ad Hoc Tribunalsestablishedby United Nations Security Council: ICTY/ICTR • Internationalized courts based on bi lateraltreaties/agreementsbetween the UN and the relevant country: Sierra Leone, Cambodia, East Timor, Lebanon • Permanent Court establishedbyTreaty: the ICC

  11. National Courts • Recently: ‘s-Hertogenbosch AppealsCourt, the Netherlands: aidingandabbeting warcrimes in Liberia andGuinnee; 19 yearsimprisonment

  12. Current ICC cases • Preliminairyinvestigations: Afghanistan, Burundi, Colombia, Gabon, Guinea, Iraq/UK, Nigeria, Palestine, Ukraine • Under investigation: Uganda, DRC, Darfur/Sudan, CAR, Kenya, Libya, Coted’Ivoire, Mali, CAR II, Georgia • Cases: CAR, Coted’Ivoire, Darfur/Sudan, DRC, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Uganda

  13. Victims participation • A victim is a person who has sufferedharm as a result of the commission of a crime within the ICC’sjurisdiction

  14. Victimsparticipation • Unique: Victimscanparticipate in the proceedings, independently of the prosecutions office or defence. • Victims have the right totheirownlegalrepresentative in the courtroom • Trust fund forvictims

  15. Witnesses • ICC’sVictimsandWitnessess Unit • Protectivemeasures, includingoperationalprotectivemeasures • ICC WitnessProtectionProgramme

  16. Thankyou marcus@mwagemakers.nl

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