International Criminal Court Case Study
• The citizenship status of the criminals in this case are that they are citizens of The Federal Republic of Nigeria. The criminals do not have dual citizenship status, so they are not United States citizens and fall outside of the jurisdiction of the U.S. This will require The United States to bring the case to the International Criminal Court, where the Prosecutor will investigate and decide if charges will be brought. This limits and slows down the ability of The United States to apprehend, charge, and prosecute the criminal on their own by having to follow the process that the International Criminal Court has established. If the International Criminal Court denies the request, than the United States will not be able to pursue any charges.
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This information interferes with the ability to investigate because of the inability to conduct a thorough investigation within The Federal Republic of Nigeria. The United States does not have freewill to enter Nigeria, arrest the criminals, and bring them back to be charged and prosecuted within The United States denying the ability to procedural due process within a U.S. courtroom. They would face obstacles such as not being familiar with the territory, extra time to establish a relationship with local law enforcement, language barriers, and not understanding their criminal network. Once The United States finds a criminal, they may relocate before they can get to them (U.S. Department of Justice, 2008). Nigeria is currently battling a high crime rate with a law enforcement agency that is corrupt. They do not have reliable resources to conduct an investigation, prosecute, or punish offenders. These criminals are becoming more sophisticated and corrupt local officials (GIABA, 2012). If the criminals were in The United States, and citizens, they would be investigated, arrested, charged, have an attorney, be made aware of charges against them, go through a federal court, and serve any jail time all within The United States. Because they are not domestic citizens, The United States would need to contact the International Criminal Court, this would put the power into their
This information interferes with the ability to investigate because of the inability to conduct a thorough investigation within The Federal Republic of Nigeria. The United States does not have freewill to enter Nigeria, arrest the criminals, and bring them back to be charged and prosecuted within The United States denying the ability to procedural due process within a U.S. courtroom. They would face obstacles such as not being familiar with the territory, extra time to establish a relationship with local law enforcement, language barriers, and not understanding their criminal network. Once The United States finds a criminal, they may relocate before they can get to them (U.S. Department of Justice, 2008). Nigeria is currently battling a high crime rate with a law enforcement agency that is corrupt. They do not have reliable resources to conduct an investigation, prosecute, or punish offenders. These criminals are becoming more sophisticated and corrupt local officials (GIABA, 2012). If the criminals were in The United States, and citizens, they would be investigated, arrested, charged, have an attorney, be made aware of charges against them, go through a federal court, and serve any jail time all within The United States. Because they are not domestic citizens, The United States would need to contact the International Criminal Court, this would put the power into their