…needs staff with the necessary technical and contextual knowledge to develop cooperation requests that are specific enough, and to inspire confidence in national authorities (para. 756). The report tackles long-standing…

…complementarity seeks to ensure that the ICC does not usurp national jurisdictions that are genuinely pursuing criminal proceedings, while also encouraging such proceedings. Such active encouragement has popularly come to…

…international positions. Campaigning (which often goes hand-in hand with vote trading) harms those with no resources to campaign, once again overshadowing merit. Having acknowledged all of that, the experts note…

…budget is also crucial. Communications can significantly influence how others perceive the ICC. The scale of the task is substantial, considering the ICC’s potential global reach and the multiple audiences…

…to enable exchanges and secondment between the court and other international organizations, and perhaps even non-governmental and academic institutions. They call for exploration of a system of secondment from states…

…reality, including due to deficient field presence, insufficient appreciation of the local context, and inadequate engagement with local actors. Outreach Civil society organizations and affected communities have long been frustrated…