Международный уголовный суд

 

 

 

 

International Criminal Court

 

 

 

 

International Criminal Court

 

  Outline

• Creation of the ICC
• The purpose of the ICC
• Jurisdiction of the Court
• Structure of the ICC
• Criticism of the Court

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creation of the ICC

 

• July 17, 1998: 120 nations voted for the adoption of the Rome Statute during the Rome Diplomatic Conference

 

 

 

UN Secretary Generak Kofi Annan,  representatives of non-governmental organizations  at the adoption of the Rome Statute

 

 

 

 

Creation of the ICC

 

• The founding treaty – the Rome Statute of the International 

     Criminal Court came into force in 2002.

 

 

• The Court is created according to the Article 1 of the Statute

 

 

 

 

 

Is located…

 

In the Hague, Netherlands

 

 

 

 

What is the purpose of the  ICC?

 

• to prosecute individuals for genocide,crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression when national courts cannot or are not able to do so
• Article 5 of the Rome Statute

 

 

 

 

Jurisdiction of the Court

 

• Article 5 of the Rome Statute
• Articles 6,7,8 contain the definitions of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes
• Article 9 constitutes elements of the crime
• Article 11 – the Court may exercise its jurisdiction only with respect to crimes which were committed after the entry into force of the Rome Statute

 

 

 

 

Structure of the ICC

 

 

 

 

Assembly of States Parties

 

* President Tiina Intelmann (Estonia)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presidency

 

* President Sang-Huyng Song (South  Korea)

 

 

 

 

 

Judicial Divisions

 

 

 

 

 

• 18 judges

  1. the Pre-Trial Chamber,

  2. Trial Chamber

  3. Appeals Chamber

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office of the Prosecutor

 

* Prosecutor Fatou Bensuda (Gambia)

 

 

 

 

 

Registry

 

* Ms Silvana Arbia (till  16 april 2013) 

* Herman von Hebel (Germany)

 

 

 

 

 

Headquarters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Criticism of the ICC

 

• Limitations

 

• Checks and balances

 

• Selective enforcement

 

 

 

 

 

Summary

 

 

The ICC was created according  to the Rome Statute which came into  being in 2002

 

 

 

 

 

Summary

 

 

The main purpose of the ICC  is to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression when national courts cannot or are not able to do so

 

 

 

 

 

Summary

 

 

Article 5 of the Rome Statute contain the provision concerning the jurisdiction of the Court.

 

 

 

 

 

Summary

 

 

The Court consists of the  Assembly of States Parties, the Presidency,  the Registry, the Office of the Prosecutor  and the Headquarters

 

 

 

 

Summary

 

 

Prosecutor of the ICC is  a person who initiates the prosecution  of an individual, who is considered to  be guilty for a crime against humanity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary

 

• The ICC was created according to the Rome Statute which came into being in 2002
• The main purpose of the ICC is to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression when national courts cannot or are not able to do so
• Article 5 of the Rome Statute contain the provision concerning the jurisdiction of the Court.
• The Court consists of the Assembly of States Parties, the Presidency, the Registry and the Office of the Prosecutor
• Prosecutor of the ICC is a person who initiates the prosecution of an individual, who is considered to be guilty for a crime against humanity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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