Bachmann, Klaus and Kemp, Gerhard and Ristić, Irena and Mihajlović Trbovc, Jovana and Garuka, Kristijan and Ejami E, Amani and Pavlaković, Vjeran (2025) International Criminal Tribunals as Triggers of Institutional Change? Evidence from Ad Hoc Tribunals and the ICC’s Referral and Proprio Motu Cases. International Criminal Law Review, 25 (2). pp. 1-30. ISSN 1567-536X (print), 1571-8123 (online)
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The current article examines whether international criminal tribunals (ict) can be regarded as actors of international relations, which trigger domestic policy changes in countries under their jurisdiction. Drawing on the concepts of ‘third party enforcement’ and ‘credible commitment’ theory, the study examines ict cases during which an ict carried out investigations and prosecutions against the will of the respective sitting government. Based on field research from seven states and three tribunals, the authors present some counterintuitive conclusions. Limited institutional reforms did take place; they can at least partly be attributed to ict decisions and they proved more sustainable in autocratic states than in some democratic ones. Independence from the organizations and states which created the tribunals does not always help tribunals to carry out their mission; it rather strengthens their actorness and influence if they enjoy their founders’ strong support but keep distance to the countries in which they investigate
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Institutional centre: | Centre for political research and public opinion |
| Depositing User: | D. Arsenijević |
| Date Deposited: | 12 May 2025 10:33 |
| Last Modified: | 12 May 2025 10:33 |
| URI: | http://iriss.idn.org.rs/id/eprint/2683 |
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