The Value of International-National Interactions and Norm Interpretations in Catalysing National Prosecutions of Sexual Violence

<p>This article examines the unexplored potential for the International Criminal Court&rsquo;s (ICC) direct engagement with States to influence national prosecutorial priorities for international crimes, and how this may be leveraged to improve criminal prosecutions for crimes of sexual vi...

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Main Author: Amrita Kapur
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Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2016-03-01
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spelling doaj-12445c5b385c4166aefb36fad80eec772020-11-25T00:00:47ZengOñati International Institute for the Sociology of LawOñati Socio-Legal Series2079-59712016-03-01616290641The Value of International-National Interactions and Norm Interpretations in Catalysing National Prosecutions of Sexual ViolenceAmrita Kapur0University of New South Wales<p>This article examines the unexplored potential for the International Criminal Court&rsquo;s (ICC) direct engagement with States to influence national prosecutorial priorities for international crimes, and how this may be leveraged to improve criminal prosecutions for crimes of sexual violence in particular. The article focuses on the intersection of two phenomenona: first, how international norms can influence national behaviour; and second, how systemic failures to prosecute crimes of sexual violence can be challenged. The article centres on engagement between the ICC and States pursuant to the principle of complementarity in The Rome Statute, as manifested in preliminary examinations. Drawing on the transnational legal process (TLP) framework, the article suggests how complementarity can be utilized to promote national compliance with the international norm of criminal accountability for international crimes. By examining ICC documents and practice, the article contends that exposing the gendered dimensions of State de-prioritization of sexual violence crimes will enable the ICC, as an international institution interacting with these regimes, to better facilitate gender-sensitive criminal justice responses to international crimes.</p> <hr /><p>Este art&iacute;culo analiza el potencial inexplorado del compromiso directo entre la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) y los estados para influir en las prioridades nacionales procesales por cr&iacute;menes internacionales, y c&oacute;mo esto se puede aprovechar para mejorar en particular los procesos penales por delitos de violencia sexual. El art&iacute;culo pone el acento en en la intersecci&oacute;n de dos fen&oacute;menos: en primer lugar, c&oacute;mo pueden influir las normas internacionales en el comportamiento nacional; y en segundo lugar, c&oacute;mo se pueden impugnar los fallos sist&eacute;micos para enjuiciar los cr&iacute;menes de violencia sexual. El art&iacute;culo se centra en el compromiso entre la CPI y los estados, en virtud del principio de complementariedad del Estatuto de Roma, tal y como se manifiesta en su pre&aacute;mbulo. Tomando como referencia el marco del proceso legal transnacional (PLT), el art&iacute;culo sugiere que se puede utilizar la complementariedad para promocionar el cumplimiento nacional de la norma internacional de la responsabilidad criminal ante delitos internacionales. Analizando los documentos y la pr&aacute;ctica de la CPI, el art&iacute;culo defiende que si se expone la dimensi&oacute;n de g&eacute;nero de la falta de prioridad de los estados sobre delitos de violencia sexual, la CPI podr&aacute;, como instituci&oacute;n internacional que interact&uacute;a con estos reg&iacute;menes, ofrecer una mejor respuesta de la justicia penal ante delitos internacionales, que sea sensible a la circunstancia de g&eacute;nero.</p> <p><strong>DOWNLOAD THIS PAPER FROM SSRN</strong>: <a href="http://ssrn.com/abstract=2608397" target="_blank">http://ssrn.com/abstract=2608397</a></p>http://ssrn.com/abstract=2608397Gendersexual violenceInternational Criminal Courtcomplementarityinternational crimespost-conflictGéneroviolencia sexualCorte Penal Internacionalcomplementariedaddelitos internacionalespost-conflicto
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The Value of International-National Interactions and Norm Interpretations in Catalysing National Prosecutions of Sexual Violence
Oñati Socio-Legal Series
Gender
sexual violence
International Criminal Court
complementarity
international crimes
post-conflict
Género
violencia sexual
Corte Penal Internacional
complementariedad
delitos internacionales
post-conflicto
author_facet Amrita Kapur
author_sort Amrita Kapur
title The Value of International-National Interactions and Norm Interpretations in Catalysing National Prosecutions of Sexual Violence
title_short The Value of International-National Interactions and Norm Interpretations in Catalysing National Prosecutions of Sexual Violence
title_full The Value of International-National Interactions and Norm Interpretations in Catalysing National Prosecutions of Sexual Violence
title_fullStr The Value of International-National Interactions and Norm Interpretations in Catalysing National Prosecutions of Sexual Violence
title_full_unstemmed The Value of International-National Interactions and Norm Interpretations in Catalysing National Prosecutions of Sexual Violence
title_sort value of international-national interactions and norm interpretations in catalysing national prosecutions of sexual violence
publisher Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law
series Oñati Socio-Legal Series
issn 2079-5971
publishDate 2016-03-01
description <p>This article examines the unexplored potential for the International Criminal Court&rsquo;s (ICC) direct engagement with States to influence national prosecutorial priorities for international crimes, and how this may be leveraged to improve criminal prosecutions for crimes of sexual violence in particular. The article focuses on the intersection of two phenomenona: first, how international norms can influence national behaviour; and second, how systemic failures to prosecute crimes of sexual violence can be challenged. The article centres on engagement between the ICC and States pursuant to the principle of complementarity in The Rome Statute, as manifested in preliminary examinations. Drawing on the transnational legal process (TLP) framework, the article suggests how complementarity can be utilized to promote national compliance with the international norm of criminal accountability for international crimes. By examining ICC documents and practice, the article contends that exposing the gendered dimensions of State de-prioritization of sexual violence crimes will enable the ICC, as an international institution interacting with these regimes, to better facilitate gender-sensitive criminal justice responses to international crimes.</p> <hr /><p>Este art&iacute;culo analiza el potencial inexplorado del compromiso directo entre la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) y los estados para influir en las prioridades nacionales procesales por cr&iacute;menes internacionales, y c&oacute;mo esto se puede aprovechar para mejorar en particular los procesos penales por delitos de violencia sexual. El art&iacute;culo pone el acento en en la intersecci&oacute;n de dos fen&oacute;menos: en primer lugar, c&oacute;mo pueden influir las normas internacionales en el comportamiento nacional; y en segundo lugar, c&oacute;mo se pueden impugnar los fallos sist&eacute;micos para enjuiciar los cr&iacute;menes de violencia sexual. El art&iacute;culo se centra en el compromiso entre la CPI y los estados, en virtud del principio de complementariedad del Estatuto de Roma, tal y como se manifiesta en su pre&aacute;mbulo. Tomando como referencia el marco del proceso legal transnacional (PLT), el art&iacute;culo sugiere que se puede utilizar la complementariedad para promocionar el cumplimiento nacional de la norma internacional de la responsabilidad criminal ante delitos internacionales. Analizando los documentos y la pr&aacute;ctica de la CPI, el art&iacute;culo defiende que si se expone la dimensi&oacute;n de g&eacute;nero de la falta de prioridad de los estados sobre delitos de violencia sexual, la CPI podr&aacute;, como instituci&oacute;n internacional que interact&uacute;a con estos reg&iacute;menes, ofrecer una mejor respuesta de la justicia penal ante delitos internacionales, que sea sensible a la circunstancia de g&eacute;nero.</p> <p><strong>DOWNLOAD THIS PAPER FROM SSRN</strong>: <a href="http://ssrn.com/abstract=2608397" target="_blank">http://ssrn.com/abstract=2608397</a></p>
topic Gender
sexual violence
International Criminal Court
complementarity
international crimes
post-conflict
Género
violencia sexual
Corte Penal Internacional
complementariedad
delitos internacionales
post-conflicto
url http://ssrn.com/abstract=2608397
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