Towards an Effective Access to the ICC? Analysis of the ICC Decision of 17 Jan. 2006 (Vers Un Accès Effectif À La Cour Pénale Internationale? Analyse De La Décision Du 17 Janvier 2006)

Abstract

This working paper aims at analyzing the legal reasoning of the ICC to interpret provisions of its Status in favour of a wide participation of victims during the proceedings before it. Especially, the quotation of the case-law of the ECHR and the ACHR and the concrete and practical consequences of the decision are discussed. The "victim-oriented" position of the ICC as an sign of the influence of the International Human Rights Law is underlined, even if the the legal reasoning can be critized.

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Keywords: International Criminal Court, Article 68 of the ICC Statute, victims, European Convention on Human Rights, American Convention on Human Rights, influence of IHRL on International Criminal Law

JEL Classification: K33