Afghanistan, Narcotics and the International Criminal Court

From Port of Spain to Kabul, via Rome

Bibliographic Data

ID12192829
AuthorsJames Windle (0000-0001-8367-2926, University of East London, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume20
Issue3
Pages297-314
Publication date2012-12-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of Crime Criminal Law and Criminal Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0928-9569 • E-ISSN: 1571-8174
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/157181712x660203
OpenAlexW2061669020
LanguageEN
References cited2

In 1989 Trinidad and Tobago approached the UN General Assembly to re-open discussion on the establishment of an international narcotics court. The proposal was borne of a frustration with the inability of less developed states to investigate and prosecute international drug traffickers and, a perceived lack of cooperation between national law enforcement and judicial agencies. 1 The proposal provided the impetus to a process which resulted in the formation of the International Criminal Court (henceforth Court or ICC). After a decade of negotiations the Rome Statute of the ICC included the following crimes under the Courts jurisdiction: crimes against humanity, genocide, war crimes and crimes of aggression. Narcotic trafficking was excluded from the Statute. 2 In 2009, Trinidad and Tobago again lobbied for the inclusion of narcotics trafficking under Articles 121 and 125 of the Rome Statute. 3 Narcotics' trafficking was again excluded, due to a lack of support. 4 1

Crimes against humanity · Criminal court · Criminology · Drug trafficking · Genocide · International law · Jurisdiction · Political science · Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court · Sociology · Statute · Statute of limitations · War crime · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Maritime Security and History · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East

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