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The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court - A Commentary edited by Cassese, Antonio; Gaeta, Paola; Jones, John RWD (25th July 2002)
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Volume I, s.3 Jurisdiction, 17 ‘Trigger Mechanisms’, Ch.17.3 Initiation of Proceedings by the Prosecutor

Philippe Kirsch, Darryl Robinson

From: The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Edited By: Professor Antonio Cassese, Professor Paola Gaeta, Mr John R.W.D. Jones

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Book content
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Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Published in print:
25 July 2002
ISBN:
9780198298625

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2015. All Rights Reserved.date: 11 December 2019

One of the more contentious issues throughout the ICC negotiations was whether there would be an additional trigger mechanism, independent of State Party referrals and Security Council referrals, allowing the Prosecutor to initiate proceedings ex officio (by virtue of his or her office). Supporters of this proposal saw it as essential for an independent and effective ICC, because States might be hesitant to refer objectively significant situations to the ICC for a variety of political or diplomatic reasons. Others saw this as an unnecessarily broad power which...
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