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A Brief Overview of the Crimes Prosecuted by the ICC, Defences to These Crimes, and the Scope of Liability for These Crimes
Victim Advocacy before the International Criminal Court, pp.25-44
Springer International Publishing, 1st
16/06/2022
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Abstract
This Chapter provides an outline for those appointed as victims’ lawyers of three essential matters that are fundamental to most prosecutions before the ICC—the definitions of the international crimes that may be prosecuted at the ICC; the principles of criminal responsibility that might apply in cases where the defendant has not personally carried out any of the crimes; and defences that may be invoked by the defendant in order to escape criminal liability. The reasons why it is important for victims’ lawyers to be able to ascertain the law relating to these three matters is discussed, followed by an outline of the main sources of the law in these areas. The relevant provisions of the ICC Statute, being by far the most important source of law, are then provided for each of the definitions of the crimes, defences, and the principles of criminal liability. For the minority of cases where the plain meaning of the ICC Statute does not provide the law that victims’ lawyers might need, further references are offered that will assist victims’ lawyers to find the law.
Details
- Title
- A Brief Overview of the Crimes Prosecuted by the ICC, Defences to These Crimes, and the Scope of Liability for These Crimes
- Creators
- Sam Garkawe - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Victim Advocacy before the International Criminal Court, pp.25-44
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing; Cham
- Edition
- 1st
- Identifiers
- 991013055103102368
- Copyright
- © 2022 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Academic Unit
- Law; School of Law and Justice; Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter