The first global prosecutor : promise and constraints / edited by Martha Minow, C. Cora True-Frost, and Alex Whiting.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Minow, Martha, 1954-

True-Frost, C. Cora.

Whiting, A. (Alex)

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Series:

Law, meaning, and violence

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prosecution (International law).

International criminal courts.

International criminal law.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2015]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) gave rise to the first permanent Office of the Prosecutor (OTP), with independent powers of investigation and prosecution. Elected in 2003 for a nine-year term as the ICC's first Prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo established policies and practices for when and how to investigate, when to pursue prosecution, and how to obtain the cooperation of sovereign nations. He laid a foundation for the OTP's involvement with the United Nations Security Council, state parties, nongovernmental organizations, victims, the accused, witnesses, and the media. This volume of essays presents the first sustained examination of this unique office and offers a rare look into international justice. The contributors, ranging from legal scholars to practitioners of international law, explore the spectrum of options available to the OTP, the particular choices Moreno Ocampo made, and issues ripe for consideration as his successor, Fatou B. Bensouda, assumes her duties. The beginning of Bensouda's term thus offers the perfect opportunity to examine the first Prosecutor's singular efforts to strengthen international justice, in all its facets. Book jacket.

Contents:

The Prosecutor Casts a Shadow: Convenor, Collaborator, and Law Enforcer / Martha Minow Minow, Martha, C. Cora True-Frost True-Frost, C. Cora, Alex Whiting Whiting, Alex 20

Foundations for Prosecuting

False Alarm about the Propria Motu Prosecutor / David Scheffer Scheffer, David 29

Crimes against Humanity: Limits, Leverage, and Future Concerns / Leila Nadya Sadat Sadat, Leila Nadya 45

Rethinking the Tension between Peace and Justice: The International Criminal Prosecutor as Diplomat / Robert H. Mnookin Mnookin, Robert H. 69

The Evolution of the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court: Insights from Institutional Theory / Jens Meierhenrich Meierhenrich, Jens 97

Investigations and Institutional Imperatives at the International Criminal Court / Alex Whiting Whiting, Alex 128

The Prosecutor's Interactions with Other International Actors

The Relationship between the Office of the Prosecutor and the Judicial Organ: Conflict and Opportunity / Julie Rose O'Sullivan O'Sullivan, Julie Rose 153

The Elusive Pursuit of Trust between Prosecutors and Judges / Patricia M. Wald Wald, Patricia M. 193

The Archipelago and the Wheel: The Universal Jurisdiction and the International Criminal Court Regimes / Maximo Langer Langer, Maximo 204

The International Civil Servant: How the First Prosecutor Engaged the U.N. Security Council / C. Cora True-Frost True-Frost, C. Cora 251

The Impacts of the Prosecutor's Work

Widening the Impact of the International Criminal Court: The Prosecutor's Preliminary Examinations in the Larger System of International Criminal Justice / Christopher Stone Stone, Christopher 287

"Managing Violence": Can the International Criminal Court Prevent Sexual Violence in Conflict? / Jessica Lynn Corsi Corsi, Jessica Lynn 309

Education as a Tool in Preventing Violent Conflict: Suggestions for the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court / Martha Minow Minow, Martha 345

Index 373.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9780472072514

9780472052516

9780472120864

Publisher Number:

10.3998/mpub.6727764

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