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Mind The Gap: A Systematic Approach To The International Criminal Court's Arrest Warrants Enforcement Problem, Nadia Banteka
Mind The Gap: A Systematic Approach To The International Criminal Court's Arrest Warrants Enforcement Problem, Nadia Banteka
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International Criminal Courts and Tribunals ("ICCTs") have been established on a belying enforcement paradox between their significant mandate and their inherent lack of enforcement powers due to the absence of systemic law enforcement. This Article is premised on the idea that ICCTs fail to procure substantial results due to their delusive persistence in rejecting the factoring of politics in their operation. Thus, I suggest a perspective for arrest warrant enforcement that not only recognizes the relevance of politics but also capitalizes on it. I argue that by fully comprehending its enforcement tools and making use of its political role, the …