The Annotated Digest of the International Criminal Court

690 Pages·2007·2.96 MB·English

by  Laucci

The Annotated Digest of the International Criminal Court
The Annotated Digest of the International
Criminal Court Series
Volume 1: 2004-2006
The Annotated Digest of the
International Criminal Court
Volume 1
2004-2006
CYRIL LAUCCI
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CONTENTS

Foreword by Honourable Judge Claude Jorda ............................................ vii
Introduction ................................................................................................... ix

PART I
STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ........ 1

PART II
RULES OF PROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE ................................ 317

PART III
REGULATIONS OF THE COURT ................................................. 541

List of Reviewed Decisions ............................................................... 632
Index .................................................................................................. 650
Table of Contents .............................................................................. 657

FOREWORD BY HONORABLE JUDGE CLAUDE JORDA,
PRESIDING JUDGE OF PRE-TRIAL CHAMBER I

Hasard du calendrier ? Cet ouvrage paraît alors que nous venons tout juste de
fêter les cinq ans de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI).

Pour la première fois depuis la création d’une justice internationale, il est
créé une juridiction pénale internationale, permanente, qui peut exercer sa
compétence à l’égard des personnes pour les crimes les plus graves.
Complémentaire des juridictions nationales et à vocation universelle, elle est
à la fois le prolongement des tribunaux ad hoc tout en mettant en place une
procédure différente, faisant une place toute particulière aux victimes.

Aux termes de ces cinq années, il est peut être temps de s’arrêter un instant
et d’apprécier le chemin parcouru depuis Rome. L’initiative de Cyril Laucci
tombe ainsi à point nommé. En effet, quatre situations sont aujourd’hui
inscrites au rôle de la Cour : les situations en Ouganda, en République
démocratique du Congo, au Darfour (Soudan) ainsi qu’en République
Centrafricaine, et huit mandats d’arrêt ont été à ce jour délivrés, ce qui se
traduit par un véritable foisonnement de décisions.

À titre d’exemple, la Chambre préliminaire I a rendu, à elle seule, plus de
deux cents décisions dans l’affaire Le Procureur contre Thomas Lubanga
Dyilo et ce en moins d’un an. Un travail de sélection et de citation des
passages pertinents des décisions rendues par les différentes Chambres de la
Cour s’imposait alors. En ce sens, le digest que nous propose Cyril Laucci
répond à un véritable besoin juridique ; praticiens et académiciens y
trouveront un outil indispensable, clair, concis et accessible de ce que nous
pouvons désormais appeler la jurisprudence de la Cour. A cet égard, je
souhaite saisir l’opportunité pour remercier l’auteur de son initiative.

Juge Claude Jorda
La Haye

INTRODUCTION

An Overview of the Work Accomplished by the International Criminal
Court since its Creation

Since the entry into force of the Rome Statute on 1st July 2002, the
International Criminal Court (ICC) has started to work. Situations in four
countries have been referred to the Prosecutor*. They concern three State
Parties, namely Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central
African Republic, which have referred to the Court situations occurring on
their own territories, pursuant to Article 13 (a) of the Rome Statute. Uganda
referred the situation concerning the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) on 29
January 2004, the Democratic Republic of Congo on 19 April 2004 and the
Central African Republic on 7 January 2005. The fourth situation, Darfur, is
related to a non-State Party, Sudan, and was referred by the Security Council
in its Resolution 1593 (2005) of 31 March 2005, pursuant to Article 13 (b) of
the Rome Statute.

After thorough analysis of the information made available to him, the
Prosecutor decided, pursuant to Article 53 (1) of the Rome Statute, to open
investigations in the situations in the Democratic Republic of Congo on 23
June 2004 (Situation No. ICC-01/04), in Northern Uganda on 29 July 2004
(Situation No. ICC-02/04), in Darfur, Sudan on 6 June 2005 (Situation No.
ICC-02/05) and in the Central African Republic on 22 May 2007 (Situation
No. ICC-01/05). Besides, the Prosecutor continues to monitor, in accordance
with Article 15 (1) of the Rome Statute, situations in other countries. In
particular, Côte d’Ivoire, though a non-State Party, has accepted the
jurisdiction of the Court over crimes committed on its territory.

On 8 July 2005, Pre-Trial Chamber II, , composed of Judge Mauro
Politi (Italy)(Presiding), Judge Fatoumata Dembele Diarra (Mali) and Judge
Ekaterina Trendafilova (Bulgaria), issued its first arrest warrants pursuant to
Article 58 of the Rome Statute. They concern the situation in Uganda and
target five alleged leaders of the Lord’s Resistance Army, Joseph Kony,
Vincent Otti, Raska Lukwiya, Okot Odhiambo and Dominic Ongwen (Case
No. ICC-02/04-01/05). The warrant of arrest against Joseph Kony was
further amended on 27 September 2005. They are all five charged with
Crimes against humanity (Article 7 of the Rome Statute) and War Crimes
(Article 8). On 7 November 2006, the Prosecutor confirmed Raska

* Information in the present introduction are up-to-date on 31 July 2007.