Title: The International Criminal Court and national jurisdictions in light of the principle of complementarity
Abstract: This article aims to analyze the practice of the Office of the Prosecutor and of the judicial organs of the International Criminal Court in relation to the principle of complementarity established by the Rome Statute. To that end, the article examines the fundamental elements of the complementarity principle and its practical application in four situations currently examined by the Prosecutor of the Court, namely, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Libya and Colombia.