International Crimes, Local Justice
This study is focused on what Judge Sang-Hyun Song, the former president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has called “one of the most burning challenges for the further development of the emerging system of international justice”: how to ensure that national court systems, and not just the ICC, have the capacity to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
The handbook takes a step-by-step approach to the elements required to ensure that a trial meets international fair trial standards, while engaging the local affected communities in the process of justice, steps ranging from the provision of witness protection capacity, to efforts to educate local journalists and community leaders.
Examples drawn from support for existing international tribunals show that existing rule-of-law funders are already engaged in the kind of work needed to create the needed complementarity between local judicial systems and the International Criminal Court.
How International Justice Can Go Local
Over 30 national and regional initiatives have been launched to prosecute mass atrocity crimes since the early 1990s. A comprehensive new survey looks at the lessons learned.
Options for Justice: A Handbook for Designing Accountability Mechanisms for Grave Crimes
Options for Justice assesses the record of different approaches to delivering accountability in the aftermath of conflict—and draws lessons for the design of future mechanisms.
Case Digests: Update on Domestic Accountability for International Crimes
Short summaries of key decisions and other developments from national courts relating to accountability for international crimes, from late 2011 to May 2013.
