The ‘Prosecutor Amicus Curiae’ at the International Criminal Tribunals

AbstractOffences against the administration of international criminal justice are a serious threat to the effective functioning of international criminal tribunals entrusted by the international community with the punishment of perpetrators of the worst atrocities that humanity experiences. That is why the mechanisms which prosecute these offences must be highly efficient. The concept of a ‘prosecutor amicus curiae’ was introduced at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former