VICTIMS OF CRIME AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROCESS BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

The Rome Statute attributes to the International Criminal Court the prosecution of the most serious crimes with transcendence for the international community. Such jurisdiction is complementary to the national criminal jurisdictions. The Statute only recognizes legitimacy to be a party to the Prosecutor and the accused. Therefore, the victim of the criminal act is not a party to this process. However, the regulation provided for in the Statute and Regulation provides the possibility for victims to intervene in the different phases of the process through different forms of participation.