International Criminal Court Office of the Prosecutor Released Its Strategic Plan for 2019–2021 (July 17, 2019) [1]
On July 17, 2019, the International Criminal Court Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) released [3] its Strategic Plan for 2019–2021 [4] (Plan). The OTP stated that it “has been closely assessing and taking stock of its performance, including internal and external factors that act as either drivers or inhibitors of that performance. With the new Strategic Plan, the Office will build on the strengths of the previous Strategic Plan (2016–2018), by continuing with investigative and prosecutorial approaches that have produced results in court, making amendments on the basis of lessons learnt, where required.” The Plan is organized around six strategic goals: “Strategic Goal 1: to achieve a high rate of success in court; Strategic Goal 2: to increase the speed, efficiency, and effectiveness of preliminary examinations, investigations and prosecutions; Strategic Goal 3: to develop with States enhanced strategies and methodologies to increase the arrest rate of persons subject to outstanding ICC arrest warrants; Strategic Goal 4: to refine and reinforce its approach to victims, in particular for victims of Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes and crimes against or affecting children; Strategic Goal 5: to further increase the Office's ability to manage its resources in an effective, responsible, and accountable manner; and Strategic Goal 6: to further strengthen the ability of the Office and of its partners to close the impunity gap.”