Merits and Demerits of United Nation’s membership to International Criminal Court

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MERIT AND DEMERITS OF UNITED NATION’S MEMBERSHIP TO INTERNATIONAL
CRIMINAL COURT
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Merits and Demerits of United Nation’s membership to International Criminal Court1
The International Criminal Court is a permanent worldwide law court which is situated
for prosecution, investigation and also to try entities who are charged with severe crimes to the
global community which involves genocide crimes, crime committed against humankind,
warfare crimes and the offence of aggression (Politi, 2017). In the twentieth century, some grave
offences were taken place during the war. During that period crime committed in violation of
international legislation remain unconvicted. In the year 1948, the convention was established for
the Punishment and Protection of the offence of Genocide was implemented, the general
assembly of the United Nations realised the necessity for establishing a worldwide international
court of law to deal with violence. The concept for creating global criminal justice come back
after the Cold war. While negotiating the rule of International Criminal Court were ongoing in
the United Nations, there is a commission of the serious crime in the nation of Rwanda and
Yugoslavia which is experienced by the whole world. The ad hoc court was established by the
united nation to eliminate violence and to combat the situation.
The United States supported the principles of human rights and contended that one who
cause violation of human rights should be responsible for his action. The United nation has
functioned a significant role in advocating attempt made worldwide in the field of worldwide
humanitarian legislation such as Conventions of Geneva. In 2002 The International Criminal
Tribunal was situated which is ratified by 60 countries. According to the administrators of
United States, the statute of Rome created a severe lacking in not establishing judicious
protections against party-political influences, holding comprehensive authority in absence of
responsibility to the Security Council of United Nations and infringes nationwide independence
by appealing jurisdictions over regional and military staffs states who is not party of United