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The pre-investigation stage of the ICC : criteria for situation selection /

Hauptbeschreibung With the first part of this study Ignaz Stegmiller provides an introduction to the problem of pre-investigations, the second part gives an overview of the OTP's structure. Part III addresses how the selection process is performed. In this part, the complexity of pre-investigat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stegmiller, Ignaz
Autor Corporativo: International Criminal Court
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : Duncker & Humblot, ©2011.
Colección:Beiträge zum internationalen und europäischen Strafrecht ; Bd. 8.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Contents; Table of Figures; Abbreviations and Terminology; Part I: Introduction; A. Introduction to the problem; B. Research objective, research questions and structure; C. Methodology; I. Applicable law; 1. Proper law of the ICC; 2. The external general law sources; 3. Intermediary conclusion; II. Rules of interpretation; III. Comparative law methodology; IV. Conclusion; Part II: Structure of the Office of the Prosecutor; A. Overview: Structure of the Court; B. Office of the Prosecutor; C. Conclusion; Part III: The pre-investigation stage; A. Overview of proceedings before the ICC.
  • B. Initiation of analysis
  • the triggering procedureI. Introduction; 1. Democratic Republic of Congo; 2. Uganda; 3. Central African Republic; 4. Darfur, Sudan; 5. Article 15 situations (Côte d'Ivoire, Iraq, Venezuela, Palestine, Kenya, etc.); II. Definition of the term ""referral"" ; III. Distinguishing situation v. case; 1. Defining a situation; 2. Defining a case; 3. Demarcation line between situation and case; 4. Conclusion; IV. State referral; 1. Drafting history; 2. Preconditions of a State referral; 3. Self-referrals.
  • 4. Waivers of complementarity (including articles 18 and 19 proceedings)5. Withdrawal of a referral; 6. Conclusion; V. Security Council referral; 1. Preconditions of a referral under article 13 (b); 2. Application of the principle of complementarity to SC referrals; 3. Deferral according to article 16; a) Drafting history; b) Interpretation of elements; aa) Investigation or prosecution; bb) Commence or proceed; cc) Period of twelve months; dd) Resolution adopted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter; ee) SC request; ff) Renewal of the request; c) Practice of the SC under article 16.
  • Aa) SC-Res. 1422 (2002), 1487 (2003)bb) SC-Res. 1497 (2003); cc) SC-Res. 1593 (2005); 4. Conclusion; VI. Proprio motu power
  • article 15 analysis; 1. Introduction; 2. Drafting history; 3. Initiation of pre-investigations (paragraph 1); 4. Analysis of communications (paragraph 2); 5. Submission to the PTC/Victim's representations (paragraph 3); 6. Authorization to commence the full investigation (paragraph 4); 7. Subsequent requests (paragraph 5); 8. Duty to notify information providers (paragraph 6); 9. Intermediary conclusion regarding article 15; 10. Article 12 (3) declarations.
  • VII. Conclusion on the trigger mechanismsC. Preliminary examination process; I. Relationship between article 15 and article 53; II. Overview of evaluation criteria; III. Preliminary examination method
  • OTP practice; IV. Preliminary examination method
  • statutory basis; D. Seizure of pre-investigations; E. Concluding observations Part III; Part IV: Selection criteria; A. Introduction; B. The initiation of an investigation, article 53 paragraph 1; I. Drafting history of article 53; II. Chapeau; 1. Duty to investigate; 2. Exception to the duty to investigate.