Implementing the Rome Statute in Europe: From Sovereign Distinction to Convergence in International Criminal Law?

Finnish Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 16, pp. 5-29, 2005/2008

27 Pages Posted: 26 Feb 2009

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Matthias Goldmann

Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law; Goethe University Frankfurt; EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht; Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE

Date Written: July 27, 2007

Abstract

This text compares the results of an array of national reports about the implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. It comes to the conclusion that there are remarkable developments towards convergence in the criminal law of European states, which go beyond what was required by the Rome Statute. However, the challenge remains to bring high moral and political aspirations in line with political realities and to find an acceptable solution for exercising prosecutorial discretion in case of crimes against international law.

The file contains a pre-print. For exact page references, please refer to the print version of the Finnish Yearbook.

Some of the national reports appeared in the Finnish Yearbook of International Law, volume 16 (2005/2008). Others are available here on SSRN:

Bulgaria: http://ssrn.com/abstract=996515 Czech Republic: http://ssrn.com/abstract=996513 Latvia: http://ssrn.com/abstract=928333 Netherlands: http://ssrn.com/abstract=996521 Norway: http://ssrn.com/abstract=996523 Slovenia: http://ssrn.com/abstract=996524 Spain: http://ssrn.com/abstract=996525

The questionnaire on which the entire project is based can be found at http://ssrn.com/abstract=939635.

Keywords: Rome Statute, International Criminal Law, Implementation, Universal Jurisdiction

Suggested Citation

Goldmann, Matthias, Implementing the Rome Statute in Europe: From Sovereign Distinction to Convergence in International Criminal Law? (July 27, 2007). Finnish Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 16, pp. 5-29, 2005/2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1348698

Matthias Goldmann (Contact Author)

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Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE

House of Finance
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Germany

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