The principle of complementary jurisdiction : between the idea of national sovereignty and international criminal justice

الملخص EN

In order to reconcile the work of the International Criminal Court - which is essentially the achievement of international criminal justice by combating the phenomenon of impunity for criminals - on the one hand, and the need to respect considerations of national sovereignty on the other hand, an important procedural principle on which the court bases itself in order to exercise its competence and encourages States to accept its jurisdiction without invoking to violate its national sovereignty, this principle is the "Principle of complementary jurisdiction", which preserve to States the primary role in the prosecution of crimes under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, because this Court did not come to replace the national judicial authority nor to withdraw its jurisdiction, It rather came to supplement it, so the Court does only Intervenes when states are unwilling or unable to bring criminals to justice.