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Article: Delineating the interests of justice.
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- Denver Journal of International Law and Policy
- Article date:
- March 22, 2007
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INTRODUCTION
The Chief Prosecutor (the Prosecutor) (1) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has the discretion to forego investigations as well as prosecutions in the "interests of justice." This mechanism is one means by which the demands of the nascent international criminal law regime could be reconciled with the desirability of achieving stable and secure peace agreements and democratic transitions. However, there has been some debate as to the correct interpretation of the phrase "interests of justice." This paper reviews several of the suggestions put forward, with a particular focus on the approach taken by Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a recent policy ...