Publication details
Ochrana lidských práv před Mezinárodním trestním soudem: úspěchy a výzvy
| Title in English | Protection of Human Rights before the International Criminal Court - Achievements and Challenges |
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | The chapter deals with issue of human rights protection before the International Criminal Court. After preliminary general thoughts on position of international criminal law and International Criminal Court in the system of international human-rights protection, the focus is given to Article 21(3) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. According to this provision, the application and interpretation of law applicable before the International Criminal Court must be consistent with internationally recognized human rights. Author analyzes current jurisprudence of the International Criminal Court dealing with Article 21(3). The chapter refers to already settled jurisprudence which has elucidated some contentious aspects of Article 21(3) and at the same time points to unsettled challenges which are interlinked with this primary interpretative guideline. |