MIRJAN DAMAŠKA’NIN ‘AMAÇLAR VE BAŞARILAR ARASINDA ULUSLARARASI CEZA MAHKEMESİ’ ADLI MAKALESİ ÜZERİNE BİR ELEŞTİRİ: ULUSLARARASI CEZA MAHKEMESİNİN ÇELİŞKİLERİ

Bu çalışmanın amacı Mirjan’nın ‘Amaçlar ve Başarılar Arasında Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi’ adlı çalışmasını tartışmaya açmaktır. Damaška ilgili makalede bir yandan Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi’nin normatif yapısını ele alırken, diğer yandan da mahkemenin amaçları ve başarıları arasındaki artan ayrışmayı incelemektedir. Mirjan Damaška mahkemenin birçok başarısı arasında, mağdurların ve tanıkların korunması noktasındaki sorunların aşıldığına önemle vurgu yapmıştır. Ne var ki, Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi varoluş amacı olan yaptırım uygulama noktasında kapasite eksikliği çekmektedir ve de bağımsız bir kuruluş olma karakterinden yoksundur.Buradan hareketle, makalede Mirjan Damaška’nın makalesine eleştirel açıdan yaklaşmakta; mevcut sorunların Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemenin meşruiyetini sorgulamaya açtığını ve Mahkemeye yöneltilen eleştirilerin mahkemenin karşıtlarını güçlendirdiği yönündeki argümanlar tartışılacaktır.

A Critique to Mirjan Damaška’ ‘International Criminal Court between Aspiration and Achievement’ Article: The Paradoxes of the International Criminal Court

This research aims to examine Mirjan Damaka's article "The International Criminal Court between Aspiration and Achievement." Mirjan Damaka examined the International Criminal Court's normative structure and the growing gap between its aspiration and achievements in his paper. The International Criminal Court, among its many accomplishments, overcomes challenges by protecting and helping victims and witnesses. Despite its founding aims, however, the International Criminal Court lacks enforcement ability and independent structural characteristics. As a result, this study will argue Mirjan Damaka's missing points by examining how these challenges call into question the Court's credibility and empower the Court's adversaries.

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