Revisiting the Credible Commitment Theory and the International Criminal Court: A Qualitative Inquiry

• In Event: Causes of International Engagement

Brief Overview

We take a qualitative approach in order to investigate why weak, nondemocratic states join the ICC by examining two countries that had weak domestic judicial institutions and history of civil wars in the past 5 years of ratifying the Rome Statute.

Authors

• Alisha Amin, Auburn University

• Bennet Kwadzo Nyadzi, Auburn University