The Mental Incapacity Defence in International Criminal Law: Ramifications from the Ongwen Trial Judgment

Pascale Chifflet, I. Freckelton
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The defence of mental incapacity raises unique challenges in the particular context of mass atrocity and international criminal law. Yet, it has remained largely unexplored in the jurisprudence of international courts and tribunals. The Trial Chamber judgment issued by the International Criminal Court in the case of Dominic Ongwen offered a unique opportunity to remedy this and clarify the legal contours of the defence. Unfortunately, the court engaged minimally with these issues. This article examines the court’s reasoning in the Ongwen case and the lessons that may be learnt from it about the operation of the defence, particularly in relation to the treatment of expert evidence. It is contended that while there were significant shortcomings in the claim put forward by Ongwen in the aftermath of the judgment, the prospects of advancing a successful defence of mental incapacity based on control-related disorders in the future appear limited.
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国际刑法中的精神无行为能力辩护——从翁文审判判决看
在大规模暴行和国际刑法的特殊背景下,为精神丧失行为能力辩护提出了独特的挑战。然而,在国际法院和法庭的判例中,它在很大程度上仍未得到探索。国际刑事法院对Dominic Ongwen一案作出的审判分庭判决提供了一个独特的机会来纠正这一点,并澄清辩方的法律轮廓。不幸的是,法院对这些问题的处理很少。本文审查了法院在翁文案中的推理,以及可以从中吸取的关于辩方运作的经验教训,特别是在处理专家证据方面。据称,虽然Ongwen在判决后提出的索赔存在重大缺陷,但未来基于控制相关障碍成功为精神丧失能力辩护的前景似乎有限。
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期刊介绍: Thus there is also a need for criminological, sociological and historical research on the issues of ICL. The Review publishes in-depth analytical research that deals with these issues. The analysis may cover: • the substantive and procedural law on the international level; • important cases from national jurisdictions which have a bearing on general issues; • criminological and sociological; and, • historical research.
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