The ICC is an extraordinary development in regulatory human rights governance. The apex international enforcement venue for mass-atrocity crimes, the ICC represents a significant ceding of authority to independent judicial structures.
The Court has made important contributions to human rights promotion. It nevertheless confronts significant challenges in fulfilling an enforcement mandate. ICC limitations reflect a regulatory problem structure defined by ‘principal moral hazard’ over cooperation, with important implications for effectiveness.
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