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The ICC and Libya: another test for the complementarity principle?

On 22 November, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided to terminate the case against Muammar Gaddafi (for the full text of the decision see here). It remains to be seen whether anyone from the opposing forces will be tried by the Libyan authorities for killing Gaddafi on 20 October after having captured him. The ICC’s involvement with regard to the situation in Libya has attracted lots of attention over the last days. The main reason is the decision of the Libyan authorities to try Saif Al Islam Gaddafi in Libya, after having captured him a few…