The complementary and inherent competence of the International Criminal Court with a Look to the Saif al-Islam Qattaqi Case

One of the most important issues in the international Criminal Tribunal was the issue of jurisdiction of the court. Because of the close relationship between national sovereignty and the jurisdiction of the courts, this is why to respond to the desire of most countries as well as respect for national sovereignty However, the Statute of the Tribunal explicitly admitted supplementary jurisdiction to domestic courts. Nevertheless, some governments refuse to cooperate with the Supreme Court for the sake of national sovereignty and complementary jurisdiction, and refuse to extradite the offenders to the Court. There were conflicts in the handling of cases and the conflict between completeness Li and the essence of the International Criminal Tribunal. An example of this confrontation can be found between the Libyan government and the International Criminal Court in the trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. In this article, while developing the inherent and complementary competence, such as the ineffectiveness of the jurisdiction of the Tribunal to jurisdiction Inherent and impose political costs on the tribunal. Also, due to conflicts between the International Criminal Court and the Libyan government, the causes of the emergence of complementary and inherent competence in dealing with the case of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will also be examined.