Positive Complementarity in Action: International Criminal Justice and the Ongoing Armed Conflict in Ukraine
Journal: International Criminal Law Review
Year: 2024

Abstract Complementarity has been traditionally understood in a twofold manner. On the one hand, the principle of complementarity explicates the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. On the other hand, it has been conceptualised as the broader principle that governs the functioning of the international criminal justice system built after the entry into force of the Rome Statute. Understood in this sense, complementarity outlines the interplay between different (domestic and internati