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Title
Prosecutorial discretion in the International Criminal Court
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Rashid, Farid Mohammed, 1981- (Author)
Subject
Prosecution (International law)--Decision making (LCSH)
International Criminal Court
Language
English
Classification
LCC: KZ7332 .R37 2022 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 345/.05042 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23)
Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
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Summary
"This book provides the first scholarly investigation of prosecutorial discretion in the International Criminal Court (ICC) from an interdisciplinary perspective. This work analyses the discretionary power of the ICC prosecutor and its scope. It explains that there is a tendency to overlook the necessity of distinguishing between the various usages of discretion when exercised as a power authorised by the law and effect when applying indeterminate legal thresholds. The author argues that the latter indeterminacy may give decision-makers an unwarranted opportunity to exercise a wide range of discretion, where extra-legal factors may be considered. In comparison, prosecutorial discretion allows decision-makers to consider extra-legal considerations. This book also discusses the relevance of political considerations within the decision-making process in the context of the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. It suggests that there need not be a conflict between the broad sense of justice as outlined in the statute and political factors in giving effect to decisions. This book will be of interest to students of international law, global governance and International Relations"-- Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
Introduction
The concept of discretion between law and politics
Overview of the international criminal court
The historical development of international criminal tribunals and the discretionary power of the prosecutor
Gravity between prosecutorial and legal interpretive discretion
In the interests of justice
Conclusion.
Authorized Access Point
Rashid, Farid Mohammed, 1981- Prosecutorial discretion in the International Criminal Court
Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v2.5.0
Status: changed
Encoding Level: prepublication
Identified By: bf:Local, 22070936
Change Date: 2021-06-11T13:29:02
Creation Date: 2021-06-07
Description Language: English
Description Authentication: Program for Cooperative Cataloging
Assigner: United States, Library of Congress