La expresión del ‘interés’ en los amicus curiae presentados por la sociedad civil ante la Corte Penal Internacional

Carmen Montero Ferrer

doi:10.38180/rpdi.v0i0.121

Authors

Carmen Montero Ferrer Université Laval du Québec

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.38180/rpdi.v0i0.121

Keywords:

amicus curiae, civil society, interest, International Criminal Court

Abstract

In the current stage of Public International Law, access of the individual and organized civil society to international courts, just like participation in proceedings is a constant. In particular, through the institution of the amicus curiae, traditionally defined as the ‘neutral bystander’ who voluntarily intervenes in a dispute, assisting the court in the resolution of the case. This definition has evolved at the international level, so that in some cases the intervention of amici has been allowed to have an interest in the outcome of the procedures. However, the expression of interest is not expressly regarded as a criterion for determining the admission or rejection of amicus curiae in the rules of international criminal courts. In this sense, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is no exception. For this reason, the present paper carries out a normative and jurisprudential analysis of the legal effects arising from the expression of interest in the pleadings submitted by civil society to the International Criminal Court.

Author Biography

Carmen Montero Ferrer, Université Laval du Québec

Carmen Montero Ferrer es investigadora posdoctoral de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (España). Becaria de la Xunta de Galicia (España) y miembro del Grupo de Estudios Internacionales de dicha universidad (GRESIN-GI-1138). Actualmente, está realizando una estancia de investigación en la ‘Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la justice internationale pénale et les droits fondamentaux’ de la Université Laval (Québec-Canadá) 2018-2020. Este trabajo forma parte del proyecto más amplio “Contribuciones de la sociedad civil a la rendición de cuentas por crímenes internacionales. Especial referencia a la Corte Penal Internacional” financiado por la Convocatoria de axudas de apoio á etapa de formación posdoutoral nas universidades do SUG, nos organismos públicos de investigación de Galicia. Modalidad A. Anteriormente, realizó una estancia de investigación en la Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Estado de México (México).

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