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Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law [MPEiPro]

Charges: International Criminal Courts and Tribunals

Carl-Friedrich Stuckenberg

Content type:
Encyclopedia entries
Product:
Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law [MPIL]

Module:
Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law [MPEiPro]
Article last updated:
November 2021

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 08 September 2024

Subject(s):
Cumulative charges — Prosecution — Standard of proof — International criminal law, evidence — International criminal law, conduct of proceedings

Published under the direction of Hélène Ruiz Fabri, with the support of the Department of International Law and Dispute Resolution, under the auspices of the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law.

1 Criminal charges can be defined as official allegations, made for the purpose of bringing a person to justice, that this person has engaged in certain conduct which is punishable under certain legal provisions. Usually, these allegations are made by state authorities entrusted with the investigation and prosecution of crime. Exceptionally, international judicial institutions have been authorized to investigate, prosecute, and punish the most serious crimes under international law. Therefore, these institutions can also issue charges, but only referring to these...
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