Bulletin n. 1/2012
June 2012
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Von Braun Leonie, Micus Annelen
    Judicial Independence at Risk: Critical Issues regarding the Crime of Aggression Raised by Selected Human Rights Organizations
    in Journal of International Criminal Justice , Volume 10, Issue 1, March ,  2012 ,  111-132
    This article examines the amendments to the crime of aggression passed during the International Criminal Court Review Conference from the perspective of some of the human rights organizations engaged in the discussion. The authors find that the Kampala compromise has not realized the worst fears voiced by these civil society organizations before and during the Review Conference. Nonetheless, there is cause for concern as regards the amendment's effect on the standards of independence and integrity of the ICC, especially its Office of the Prosecutor. States parties have introduced a jurisdictional procedure that allows the United Nations Security Council to have a significant impact on the Court by expanding the reach of Article 16 of the Rome Statute, even though three of the permanent members have failed to ratify the Statute. The authors perceive the risks of increased selectivity and political interference in the decision-making of the Court in the future.
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