Is the ICC Making the Most of Victim Participation?

Fifteen years after the adoption of the Rome Statute, which was the first instrument to recognize victims' right to particpate in international criminal proceedings, the article examines the International Criminal Court's practice regarding the implementation of that right. These authors i...

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Published in:The international journal of transitional justice 2013-11, Vol.7 (3), p.518-535
Main Authors: Pena, M., Carayon, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Basic rights
International Criminal Court
International criminal jurisdiction
Legal norms
Legal systems
Practice
Restorative justice
Victims
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Summary:Fifteen years after the adoption of the Rome Statute, which was the first instrument to recognize victims' right to particpate in international criminal proceedings, the article examines the International Criminal Court's practice regarding the implementation of that right. These authors investigate the rationale for victim participation in criminal proceedings from the optic of a restorative justice approach and submit that improved participation would benefit both victims and the Court. The article offers a critical assessment of the Court's practice to determine whether it has lived up to its restorative justice mandate. Reprinted by permission of Oxford University Press
ISSN:1752-7716
1752-7724
DOI:10.1093/ijtj/ijt021