Abstract

NOESSELT, Nele. China and Brazil in Global Norm Building: International Law and the International Criminal Court. Pap.polit. [online]. 2013, vol.18, n.2, pp.701-718. ISSN 0122-4409.

This article analyzes the positions of China and Brazil vis-à-vis the International Criminal Court (ICC) and outlines convergences and divergences in their approach to issues of global justice. It discusses Chinese and Brazilian views on the responsibility to protect and sheds light on the joint positions of the BRICS in issues of global justice. It argues that systemic differences and divergent normative principles will impede policy coordination in the long run. Agreements are made on a case-by-case basis and are often influenced by third states or other regional organizations.

Keywords : Brazil; China; International Criminal Court; Policy Coordination; Responsibility to Protect (R2P); Criminal jurisdiction; criminal procedure (International law); criminal law; international tribunals; China, Brazil; foreign relations; international humanitarian law.

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