Self-referrals as an indication of the inability of states to cope with non-state actors
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| Publication date | 2015 |
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| Book title | The law and practice of the International Criminal Court |
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| Pages (from-to) | 210-227 |
| Publisher | Oxford: Oxford University Press |
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| Abstract | A number of the situations which are currently assessed by the International Criminal Court have been referred by the states on whose territory international crimes have been committed. These so-called ‘self-referrals’ have generally been criticized in legal literature. This article advocates a more positive reception. It argues that self-referrals should be taken seriously. The call on the ICC may be sincere and may reflect the predicament of weak states, incapable of countering violent non-state groups that engage in international crimes. |
| Document type | Chapter |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://doi.org/10.1093/law/9780198705161.003.0009 |
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