In April 2019, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) denied authorization to the Prosecutor of the same Tribunal to begin an investigation into the situation in Afghanistan, where the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity presumed by members of Afghan government forces, opposition groups, particularly the Taliban and; members of international forces, including personnel of the United States military forces and the Central Intelligence Agency. The latter led to an onslaught by the United States towards the ICC. In its decision, the Chamber argued that this investigation would not serve the interests of justice. In this regard, this article examines the figure of the interest of justice in Rome Statute, the faculty of Chamber to make the decision and its arguments, examining about pressure of United States and its likely influence. Finally, it reviews the reversal by the Appeals Chamber with the respective reaction of the United States.
Keywords:
International courts, international criminal law, justice, Afghanistan, United States of America
Author Biography
Carlos Cerda Dueñas, Tecnológico de Monterrey, México.
Carlos Cerda Dueñas es maestro en Estudios Diplomáticos por el Instituto Matías Romero de la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (México) y doctor en Derecho por la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Profesor investigador en el Tecnológico de Monterrey (México).
Cerda Dueñas, C. (2020). The Interests of Justice in Preliminary Examination of the International Criminal Court on the situation in Afghanistan. Revista Tribuna Internacional, 9(18), 19–35. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-482X.2020.58741
