Control over the Theory: Reforming the icc’s Approach to Establishing Commission Liability?

L. Minkova
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The icc has employed the ‘control-over-the-crime’ theory, which treats those who ‘control’ the commission of a crime as principal perpetrators. Legal academics and icc judges have criticised the Court’s reliance on that theory for producing unsound legal reasoning. This article engages with the question from a novel perspective, that focuses on the institutional factors affecting the adoption and reform of legal theory. Transplanting Barnett and Finnemore’s concept of the ‘pathologies’ of international organisations to the field of international law, the article argues that reforming the rules for assessing criminal responsibility is a challenging endeavour, even when those rules have exhibited significant deficiencies. Reform is possible, but it is more likely to be incremental rather than revolutionary. The findings also bear implications for international criminal justice more generally, as they suggest that the answer to delivering sound judgments is not improving criminal law theory but appreciating the peculiarities of each case.
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对理论的控制:改革国际商会确立佣金责任的方法?
国际刑事法院采用了“控制犯罪”理论,将“控制”犯罪的人视为主犯。法律学者和国际刑事法院法官批评法院对该理论的依赖产生了不合理的法律推理。本文从一个新颖的视角来处理这个问题,重点关注影响法学理论采用和改革的制度因素。文章将Barnett和Finnemore关于国际组织“病理学”的概念移植到国际法领域,认为改革刑事责任评估规则是一项具有挑战性的努力,即使这些规则存在重大缺陷。改革是可能的,但它更有可能是渐进的,而不是革命性的。这些调查结果也对更广泛的国际刑事司法产生了影响,因为它们表明,做出正确判决的答案不是改进刑法理论,而是了解每个案件的特点。
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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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