International Criminal Law as Global Law: An Assessment of the Hybrid Tribunals

Abstract

This contribution will focus on the facet of International Criminal Justice where the influence of global law is the most apparent, namely the hybrid or internationalized criminal tribunals. Since many of these tribunals have closed their doors or are in the advanced stage of the proceedings, the time is ripe for a preliminary evaluation. Furthermore, the future necessity and viability of hybrid tribunals will be assessed, both for crimes that fall within and without the jurisdictional regime established by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Keywords

• hybrid tribunals
• International Criminal Court
• domestic tribunals
• complementarity
• impunity gap
• fairness