Yuwei Wang, Zhaobin Pei, Huiwen Wang

Yuwei Wang

28 Feb. 2023

International Criminal Court, Rome Statute, Participation in proceedings, Victims.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has set a precedent for the participation of victims in criminal proceedings by establishing a system of participation of victims in criminal proceedings, which is regulated by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the rules of procedure and evidence, and the creation is a landmark. This paper studies and analyzes the system of victim’s participation in litigation, defines the scope of application of victim, and clarifies the procedure way of victim’s participation in litigation. The significance of the victim’s participation in litigation is evaluated from the perspective of human rights protection, the improvement of the International Criminal Law System and the promotion of the realization of human justice as a whole. The author reflects on the system of victim’s participation in litigation, and summarizes the design of participation procedure, the functions and powers of prosecutors and the related issues of litigation agents.

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