Efficiency Lecture Question
In what ways could the ICC’s bureaucracy, finances, judicial election process, and relationship with the States Parties be reformed to increase its efficiency as an instrument for international justice?
Comment on the Efficiency Lecture Question: “In what ways could the ICC’s bureaucracy, finances, judicial election process, and relationship with the States Parties be reformed to increase its efficiency as an instrument for international justice?”
I think the court can really increase efficiency through technological innovation. Court proceedings in the ICC can become costly, as the proceedings are held internationally. I would be interested in seeing whether or not there can be ways to engage victims via modern webcam technologies, putting databases into computers, having forums for engagement via the internet, and sourcing staff from around the world (and having them work on this via computers). Though this would be subject to cyberattack if it is on unsecure servers, I think that introducing technology into the ICC could be a really good way of generating more efficiency.
M. Cherif Bassiouni
Professor of Law
Comment on the Efficiency Lecture Question: “In what ways could the ICC’s bureaucracy, finances, judicial election process, and relationship with the States Parties be reformed to increase its efficiency as an instrument for international justice?”
I think the court can really increase efficiency through technological innovation. Court proceedings in the ICC can become costly, as the proceedings are held internationally. I would be interested in seeing whether or not there can be ways to engage victims via modern webcam technologies, putting databases into computers, having forums for engagement via the internet, and sourcing staff from around the world (and having them work on this via computers). Though this would be subject to cyberattack if it is on unsecure servers, I think that introducing technology into the ICC could be a really good way of generating more efficiency.