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This article offers an overview of the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its role in current prosecutions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Northern Uganda, Darfur and the Central African Republic. The author also explores the challenges facing the ICC, including the difficulties involved in conducting investigations and enforcing the court’s decisions. The article concludes with the author’s personal perspective on the goals of the ICC and its ongoing significance in preventing and punishing massive acts of violence.
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J. Robert H. Jackson, “The United States of America, the French Republic, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics v. Hermann Wilhelm Göring, et al.” (opening statement to the International Military Tribunal, Case No. 1, Palace of Justice, Nuremberg, Germany, November 21, 1945).
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The contribution of ICTR case law, particularly the Akayesu, Ruggiu, Kambanda and Bikindi decisions , is examined in Irwin Cotler, Chapter 9, Section 9.2 (above).
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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, U.N. Doc. A/CONF.183/9, entered into force July 1, 2002.
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The scope and impact of ICC jurisdiction is discussed in Wenqi Zhu and Binxin Zhang, Chapter 12, Section 12.4.2, (above).
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Update on Communications received by the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC, February 17, 2006; Annexes: Iraq response and Venezuela response, http://www.iccnow.org/documents/Update_on_the_Court_CommunicationsReceivedOTP_10Feb06.pdf.
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The ICC’s treatment of the Darfur situation is examined in Catherine Lu, Chapter 18, Sections 18.1 and 18.2 (below).
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Sixth Report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, to the Security Council pursuant to UNSC 1593 (2005), http://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/rdonlyres/C197560D-EE9C-42C0-B9AE-9E7054D15A83/277773/OTPRP20071205UNSCENG.pdf, (Accessed December 5, 2007).
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The impact of the ICC on the situation in Uganda is addressed in Catherine Lu, Chapter 18, Section 18.1 (below).
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The impact of the ICC in the area of prevention is discussed in Catherine Lu, Chapter 18, Section 18.2 (below).
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Different conceptions of the role of the ICC are discussed in Noah Weisbord, Chapter 17 (below).
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Moreno-Ocampo, L. (2011). The Role of the International Community in Assisting the International Criminal Court to Secure Justice and Accountability. In: Provost, R., Akhavan, P. (eds) Confronting Genocide. Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9840-5_16
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