Does the Involvement of Global Civil Society Make International Decision-Making More Democratic? The Case of the International Criminal Court

Do members make a difference? A study of Transnational Civil Society Organizations

“…The activities of transnational CSOs have become a major topic for the discipline of International Relations since the 1990s. Extensive research on CSO activity has illustrated how CSOs advocate certain policies or norms, and what resources and strategies they use (Beyers, 2004; Bouwen, 2004); what roles they perform vis-à-vis IOs in various settings, ranging from economic issues in the World Trade Organization (WTO; Steffek and Ehling, 2008) to legal issues in the International Criminal Court (Glasius, 2008), in institutionalized settings (Martens, 2005), or negotiations (Brühl, 2010). The legitimacy of transnational CSOs, by contrast, has appeared in scholarly debates only in more recent years (Steffek et al ., 2010).…”

“…Extensive research on CSO activity has illustrated how CSOs advocate certain policies or norms, and what resources and strategies they use (Beyers, 2004;Bouwen, 2004); what roles they perform vis-à -vis IOs in various settings, ranging from economic issues in the World Trade Organization (WTO; Steffek and Ehling, 2008) to legal issues in the International Criminal Court (Glasius, 2008), in institutionalized settings (Martens, 2005), or negotiations (Brü hl, 2010. Extensive research on CSO activity has illustrated how CSOs advocate certain policies or norms, and what resources and strategies they use (Beyers, 2004;Bouwen, 2004); what roles they perform vis-à -vis IOs in various settings, ranging from economic issues in the World Trade Organization (WTO; Steffek and Ehling, 2008) to legal issues in the International Criminal Court (Glasius, 2008), in institutionalized settings (Martens, 2005), or negotiations (Brü hl, 2010.…”

When domestic interests and norms undermine the rules-based order: Reassessing Japan's attitude toward international law

“…Even though the Owada compromise was rejected, a seven year opt-out clause was later adopted for stateparties and became article 124 of the ICC statute (in 2015 it was agreed to delete this article). Owada also tried to broker a consensus formula for the US to join the ICC but failed to do so (Glasius, 2005). 3 The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has been another major milestone in international law because the global oceans which had used to be open to all nations were legally divided into two zones: exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and the high seas.…”

Over de grenzen van de criminologie

“…In plaats daarvan zou volgens Thakur en Weis global governance beter gezien kunnen worden als een imperfect systeem waarin staten, die primair uit eigenbelang handelen, samen proberen te werken (Thakur & Weiss, 2009: 25). In de formele en informele processen waaruit dit systeem bestaat, spelen vele actoren een rol: non-gouvernementele organisaties die samen een global civil society vormen, maar ook vele instituten, zoals de Wereld Handelsorganisatie, het Internationaal Monetair Fonds, de VN Veiligheidsraad en het Internationaal Strafhof (Glasius, 2008;Buchanan & Keohane, 2006). Deze actoren worden binnen de internationale betrekkingen steeds vaker gezien als onderdeel van een global society (Barmett & Sikkink, 2013: 749).…”

“…Het debat binnen internationale betrekkingen over global governance en de rol van instituten binnen wat de global society is gaan heten, heeft belangrijke bevindingen opgeleverd die relevant zijn voor de internationale criminologie. Als belangrijk instituut op het gebied van global governance en global justice wordt de legitimiteit van het Internationaal Strafhof voortdurend onder de loep genomen door zowel landen die aan haar rechtsmacht onderhevig zijn alsook door academici (Buchanan & Keohane, 2006;Glasius, 2008). 16 Het wordt vaak bekritiseerd, omdat het niet de meest ernstige situaties zou vervolgen.…”