ECH 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Rome Statute Of The International Criminal Court, International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Conflict Studies and Human Rights
• Course: ECH 1100
• Professor: Jean- Francois Ratelle

Document Summary

The three main goals of are: justice (punish the perpetrators, reparations, truth (establish and disseminate the truth, build a common narrative, reconciliation. These are international tribunals that are established by the un security council under. Treats violations of common article 3 as criminal. The international criminal court is an international court that tries and prosecutes individuals who have committed crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes of aggression. The icc doesn"t replace national criminal justice systems; rather, it complements them. It can investigate and, where warranted, prosecute and try individuals only if the state concerned does not, cannot or is unwilling to do so. The countries which have accepted these rules are known as states parties and are represented in the assembly of states. If a country does not ratify the rome statute then they do not answer to it, they only would if the/ their troops committed war crimes in the territory of a participating country/member.