Why Do States Decide to Self-Referral? An analysis of State referrals to the International Criminal Court.

• In Event: International Law, Courts and Human Rights

Brief Overview

I focus on the decisions of states to self-refer. There is a different between states which refer and those states who do not. States that refer are using the Court as it was intended: a complimentary system to their domestic system.

Author

• Betsy Borseth, University of North Texas