principle of complementarity
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of principle of complementarity
Example Sentences
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Khan said he is ready to engage with local prosecutors in line with the principle of complementarity — the ICC is a court of last resort set up to prosecute war crimes when local courts cannot or will not take action.
From Seattle Times
He added that he is ready to engage with local prosecutors in line with the principle of complementarity - the ICC is a court of last resort set up to prosecute war crimes when local courts cannot or will not take action.
From Washington Times
On the other hand, science itself leads to the deep principle of complementarity, which means to answer different kinds of questions you may need different kinds of approaches that may be mutually incomprehensible or even superficially contradictory.
From Los Angeles Times
"The ICC is supposed to operate under the principle of complementarity, that is, it only activates when it perceives national authorities as unwilling or unable to prosecute genuinely. The United States has conducted hundreds of criminal investigations into allegations from Afghanistan and elsewhere."
From Fox News
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