Hey guys,
Just wondering if anyone has a table on the pros and cons arguments for the ICC?
Would appreicate soooo much
Hey!
I don't necessarily have a table, but I have these points on the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of the ICC
Effective:
* 23 countries signed/ratified
* ICC is a permanent court
* Court of last resort is a presumed perpetrator’s country of citizenship refuses to prosecute or is structurally unable to mount a fair trial
* 12 years since its establishment
Ineffectiveness:
* Slow and expensive - only completed 2 trials from 2002 to 2014
* Under Rome Statute, the ICC can only investigate and prosecute the 4 core international crimes where states are ‘unable’ and ‘unwilling’ to do themselves
* Doesn’t replace domestic courts - is a court of last resort
* Support for ICC is not universal - China, India, Sudan, Russia, USA haven't signed the Rome Statute
* Enforcement is difficulty - relies on states cooperation from international community
* Only has jurisdiction for crimes committed since 2002 where:
* Accused is a national of a member state of the treaty
* Alleged crime occurred in the territory of a member state
* Situation is referred to the ICCC by the UNSC or a party to the statute