State Cooperation and Jurisdictional Immunities: The Everlasting Challenges to the Effectiveness of International Criminal Justice

Francesco Foccillo

doi:10.31926/but.ssl.2025.18.67.1.24

Authors

Francesco Foccillo University of Salerno, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31926/but.ssl.2025.18.67.1.24

Keywords:

International Criminal Court, Jurisdictional Immunity, Proceedings in Absentia, State Cooperation, War Crimes

Abstract

Starting from the analysis of “Situation in Ukraine” before the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the arrest warrant regarding Vladimir Putin and the “this article focuses on the main challenges to the Court effectiveness, such as the State cooperation in its investigations and proceedings, in order to suggest some critical solutions, including the limited in absentia proceedings which could also be applied in the future to enhance the role of the ICC and the international criminal justice more in general.