Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division

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The Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division is a specialized unit of the International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor responsible for assessing the Court’s jurisdiction, the admissibility of cases in light of national proceedings, and securing cooperation from states and other actors.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf division of an international organization
prosecutorial division
appliesLegalFramework Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court
appliesPrinciple principle of complementarity
principle of ne bis in idem under the Rome Statute
cooperatesWith States Parties to the Rome Statute
United Nations organs and agencies
international organizations
law enforcement agencies of States
national judicial authorities
non‑States Parties
regional organizations
country Netherlands
employer staff of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
focusesOn assessment of national investigations and prosecutions relevant to ICC situations and cases
cooperation frameworks and agreements for the International Criminal Court
cooperation requests to States and international organizations
follows policies and strategies of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
goal enhance the effectiveness of the Office of the Prosecutor in situation and case management
ensure that the International Criminal Court exercises jurisdiction only when national jurisdictions are unwilling or unable genuinely to act
facilitate effective cooperation necessary for ICC investigations and prosecutions
strengthen the relationship between the ICC and national jurisdictions
hasAbbreviation JCCD
hasMainResponsibility analyzing complementarity with national proceedings
assessing the admissibility of cases before the International Criminal Court
assessing the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
securing cooperation from States Parties to the Rome Statute
securing cooperation from non‑States Parties and other actors
supporting the Office of the Prosecutor in investigations
supporting the Office of the Prosecutor in preliminary examinations
supporting the Office of the Prosecutor in prosecutions
headquartersLocation The Hague
languageOfWork English
French
locatedIn Netherlands
The Hague
locatedInOrganization International Criminal Court
partOf International Criminal Court
Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
usesInstrument agreements on enforcement of sentences
agreements on witness relocation and protection
memoranda of understanding with States and organizations
requests for cooperation under Part 9 of the Rome Statute

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
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