International Criminal Court; International human rights law; Applicability of human rights standards; Specific nature of international criminal justice
Abstract :
[en] Today, it is not seriously challenged that human rights law applies to proceedings before the International Criminal Court. The exact boundaries of this statement, however, might be less clear. The present article argues that the extent of applicability of human rights law cannot be precisely described unless the specific nature of the Court and of international criminal justice in general is taken into consideration. More concretely, it will be demonstrated that the exact scope of applicability of human rights standards to the ICC setting can only be addressed by referring to inherent characteristics (both of the Court and of the international criminal system as a whole) that could possibly bear a reductive impact on that scope. It will be argued throughout the analysis that several of these specific features are indeed capable of reducing the level of protection, while on a closer look others do not display such influence.
Research Center/Unit :
Droit international pénal
Disciplines :
Criminal law & procedure European & international law
Author, co-author :
Deprez, Christophe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de droit > Droit pénal international
Language :
English
Title :
Extent of Applicability of Human Rights Standards to Proceedings before the International Criminal Court: On Possible Reductive Factors
Alternative titles :
[fr] Etendue de l'applicabilité des droits fondamentaux aux poursuites devant la Cour pénale internationale : de quelques facteurs réducteurs potentiels
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