The International Criminal Court in a Multi-level Governance System of International Criminal Justice,

The paper outlines the emerging system of multi-level governance in the judicial enforcement for the prosecution of serious international crimes. This legal case study focuses on a number of adjudicating bodies, allocated at different levels of authority, which are committed to the common goal of ending impunity for serious international crimes. The paper asserts that the principle of complementarity enshrined in the Statute of the International Criminal Court may be interpreted as one of the key elements of the system. In particular, the analysis concentrates on the modalities through which the principle of complementarity can shape the relationship between the Court and the national jurisdictions, specifically in regard to the allocation of authority between the two levels of governance.