The role of international and national prosecutors in the implementation of ICC decisions
Author : Lia Nakhutsrishvili 19/12/2025
Article ABSTRACT
The selection of a Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an important process that directly impacts the legitimacy, effectiveness, and impartiality of the court. The article discusses the procedure for appointing a Prosecutor established by the Rome Statute, analyzes the legal framework, practical implementation, and political dynamics that shape the process. The issue of selecting prosecutors is examined both at the International Criminal Court and at the state level, analyzing and comparing similarities and differences.
The institutional challenges arising from political interest and the perceived politicization of the selection process, which threaten public trust in the International Criminal Court, are examined. The role of the Prosecutor's Office in the process of enforcing the court's judgments is discussed. The prosecutor's offices of various states are reviewed, which helps us draw parallels with the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court and eliminate its challenges. The article explores the normative challenges that arise from political interference and a lack of stakeholder engagement.
The study used the comparative legal research method, which helped us to study and compare the prosecutor's offices of different states and the ICC prosecutor's office. The dialectical research method was also used, which helped us to study state and legal systems and phenomena, to divide complex phenomena into separate elements, and to study their interrelationships. It is also necessary to mention the logical research method in jurisprudence, since states, their legal systems, and legal phenomena are studied using logic. The functional research method helped us to study the various functions of legal institutions and social phenomena, and how they interact with each other.
In conclusion, it can be said that the effective implementation of ICC decisions requires active and coordinated engagement between international and national prosecutors. Overcoming the existing problems requires strengthening the mechanisms of interaction between the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and national prosecutors, developing normative instruments for the implementation of decisions, as well as ensuring political support for international criminal justice at the state level. The success of implementation depends to some extent on political will, the level of legal culture, and institutional independence.
Key words: International Criminal Court, Prosecutor's Office, Impartiality, Independence.
Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.55367/ZCQS3588