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A Complementarity Conundrum: International Criminal Enforcement In The Mexican Drug War, Spencer Thomas
A Complementarity Conundrum: International Criminal Enforcement In The Mexican Drug War, Spencer Thomas
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Drug-related violence in Mexico has claimed over 34,000 lives since Mexican President Felipe Calderon initiated his crackdown on Mexico's drug cartels in 2006 with the deployment of military troops to Michoacan. Somewhat surprisingly, Mexico's drug war has garnered rather little attention from the international community, despite a wealth of headlines in popular media. This Note takes up the question of international criminal enforcement in Mexico against Los Zetas, widely considered Mexico's most violent drug cartel. By setting up a hypothetical--but possible--International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution of Los Zetas cartel leader Heriberto Lazcano, this Note demonstrates that the ICC Prosecutor could …