ABSTRACT
A unique feature of the Rome Statute of the ICC 1 is its provision allowing victims to participate in proceedings before the Court in their own right as victims. 2 Article 68(3) of the Statute mandates that where the personal interests of victims are affected, their views and concerns are to be presented and considered in appropriate stages of the proceedings, in a manner not prejudicial to or inconsistent with the rights of the accused and a fair and impartial trial. 3 The novelty of this provision is illustrated by the absence of similar provisions in the organic instruments of ad hoc international tribunals that pre-date the ICC, such as those for Rwanda, 4 the former Yugoslavia 5 and the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. 6
