National constitutional compatibility and the International Criminal Court. From: Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law | Date: September 22, 2000| Author: Duffy, Helen | COPYRIGHT 2000 Duke University, School of Law. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

I. INTRODUCTION

The early stages of negotiations towards the establishment of a permanent International Criminal Court (ICC or "the Court") were characterized by the struggle between diverse legal systems for representation and accommodation in the Statute of the Court. It was in this context that questions first surfaced, albeit tentatively, as to the potential incompatibility of various draft statutory provisions with national constitutions. During the final Rome Diplo...