Resolving Conflicts of Jurisdiction in Criminal Proceedings: Interpreting Ne Bis in Idem in Conjunction with the Principle of Complementarity

Abstract

The manner of establishing criminal jurisdiction by domestic courts of competent criminal jurisdiction presents the most important aspect of the relation between states and international tribunals. The analyses of the jurisprudence of international courts and tribunals pertaining to the principle ne bis in idem has resulted in the conclusion that this principle can be fully understood and applied in conjunction with the principle of complementarity.