International Criminal Court: Looking at Both Critics and Defenders, Examine the Current Activity of the Icc and Determine Whether or Not It Is Doing Its Job Effectively. If You Think the Icc Could Be Doing a Better Job,

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International criminal court: looking at both critics and defenders, examine the current activity of the ICC and determine whether or not it is doing its job effectively. If you think the ICC could be doing a better job, outline what you think it could do in terms of achieving international justice and accountability. In this research paper, I am going to first briefly explain what the International criminal court is, take on its activities, and later look at the critics and defenders of this court; though my main focus will be on the critics’ side. Lastly I will give my suggestions on how this court can be a better one, free of any political influence and biasness. The international criminal court or in short The ICC was created on July 1st, 2002 and it is based in The Hague, Netherlands; The ICC is the first permanent court with jurisdiction to try individuals accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and, once defined aggression. “It came into being on July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, entered into force and it can only prosecute crimes committed on or after that date”.(Teitelbaum). The court was meant to prosecute suspects from countries which are a signatory to the Rome Statue, it has jurisdiction only with respect to crimes committed after the entry into force of the statute by member states. This means that any person who has committed violations of human rights before that date cannot be sent to that court.“For example, the ratification of the statute by sixty member states will not come under the jurisdiction of the court unless his or her case is only referred to the court by the United Nations tribunal court”.(Teitelbaum) The work or activities of the ICC has not been smooth or transparent at all due to its inefficiency to

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