Article 19: Challenges to the Jurisdiction of the Court or the Admissibility of a Case

Hall, Christopher Keith; Nsereko, Daniel D. Ntanda; Ventura, Manuel J.

Article 19: Challenges to the Jurisdiction of the Court or the Admissibility of a Case

Otto Triffterer and Kai Ambos (eds), The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: A Commentary, 3rd Edition (Munich/Oxford/Baden-Baden, C.H. Beck/Hart Publishing/Nomos, 2016), pp. 849-898

50 Pages Posted: 24 Sep 2014 Last revised: 10 Mar 2016

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Daniel D. Ntanda Nsereko

University of Botswana - Department of Law

Manuel J. Ventura

Western Sydney University, School of Law; The Peace and Justice Initiative

Date Written: 31 May, 2015

Abstract

Article 19 of the Rome Statue provides the mechanics for jurisdictional and/or admissibility challenges of cases by suspects, accused and States before the International Criminal Court as well as related procedures. This chapter is a comprehensive revision (by Daniel D. Ntanda Nsereko and Manuel J. Ventura) of the commentary on Article 19 in the 2nd Edition by the late Christopher K. Hall published in June 2008. Current up to 31 May 2015.

Keywords: International Criminal Court, ICC, Rome Statute, admissibility, jurisdiction, challenges, Article 19, complementarity

JEL Classification: K14, K33, K41

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Hall, Christopher Keith and Nsereko, Daniel D. Ntanda and Ventura, Manuel J., Article 19: Challenges to the Jurisdiction of the Court or the Admissibility of a Case (31 May, 2015). Otto Triffterer and Kai Ambos (eds), The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: A Commentary, 3rd Edition (Munich/Oxford/Baden-Baden, C.H. Beck/Hart Publishing/Nomos, 2016), pp. 849-898, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2496020