This book analyzes the position of the ICC in relation to national court systems, illustrating that its relationship with the national courts under the complementarity mechanism, is much more complex in practice. It brings to light possible solutions to overcome the gaps in law and practice in the jurisdictional relation and will be of value to academics, students and policy-makers working in the area of international law, international organizations, and human rights.

Contents: Foreword; Introduction; History and legal background of the principal of complementarity; Complementarity in abstract; Possible de jure and de facto hurdles to complementarity; Complementarity and state referral: the North Uganda situation; Complementarity and Security Council referral: the Darfur situation; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Nidal Nabil Jurdi is a Human Rights Officer at the United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights-Middle East Office and a Lecturer in International Law and Organizations at the American University of Beirut. He has published in both English and Arabic in the areas of International Law, Human Rights, and International Organizations.