Abstract
On 8 June 2018, more than 10 years after his arrest, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) reversed Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo's conviction by the Trial Chamber for crimes against humanity and war crimes, acquitting him of all charges. Soon after the start of his time in detention in The Hague, assets belonging to Bemba were frozen by states across a number of jurisdictions at the request of the ICC. Many of these assets remain frozen, more than 18 months after his acquittal. This article examines the consequences of prolonged asset freezes by the ICC through the lens of the Bemba case, demonstrating the existence of gaps in the legal framework applicable to the management of frozen assets under the ICC Statute system and suggesting possible responses thereto at the domestic and international levels.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 765-790 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Journal of International Criminal Justice |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Second Prize for the Best Publication of the Academic Year 2019-2020 for Young Researchers
Birkett, D. J. (Recipient), 2021
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