Multi Actor Human Rights Protection At the International Criminal Cour

Conversations about the involvement of States in the workings of the International Criminal Court often focus on the role of State cooperation in enabling the ICC to carry out criminal trials. However, there is a dimension to this cooperation that is underexplored. Whenever the ICC relies on the assistance of States, or States otherwise become involved in its functioning, the human rights of accused and witnesses involved in proceedings may be adversely affected. The simultaneous involvement of the ICC, ICC States Parties, and the ICC host State - whilst essential and unavoidable - can insert ambiguity and uncertainty into the protection of individuals, leaving the door open for human rights violations. This book explores this phenomenon of multi-actor human rights protection at the ICC. By setting out the relevant obligations of the different actors, the book highlights potential problems in human rights protection and proposes ways to mitigate them.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The human rights obligations of the ICC; 2. Statute; 3. Suspects, accused, convicted, and acquitted; 4. Witnesses; 5. The human rights obligations of the ICC host state; 6. Accused, convicted, and acquitted; 7. Detained and non-detained witnesses; 8. Evaluation and proposals for change; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Emma Irving is Assistant Professor of Public International Law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University.

Product details

• Authors: Emma Irving, Emma (Universiteit Leiden) Irving
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 31.03.2026
• EAN: 9781108703772
• ISBN: 978-1-108-70377-2
• No. of pages: 282
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, International Criminal Law, Human rights, civil rights, Public international law: criminal law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law