ICC

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Trying individuals for
genocide, war
crimes, crimes
against humanity,
and aggression…
ICC

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What is the ICC?
A global court
for the worst
crimes and a
court of last
resort

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• It is not part of the
United Nations (UN)
• The ICC puts
individual people on
trial, like generals,
politicians, or leaders
• The ICC does not replace national
courts (the principle of
complementarity)/

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What does the ICC do?
Focuses on:
1. Genocide
2. War crimes
3. Crimes Against
Humanity
4. The crime of
aggression
How does a case start?
• A country that is a member of
the ICC can refer a situation
• The United Nations Security
Council can refer a situation
• The ICC Prosecutor can start
an investigation themselves

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Cases
The Case against Thomas
Lubanga (guilty of war crimes for
using and recruiting child
soldiers) - DCR
The Case against Jean-Pierre
Bemba (guilty of war crimes and
crimes against humanity) - CAR
Sierra Leone Child Soldiers

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• Georgia (war crimes of all sides)
• Myanmar/Bangladesh (deportation of the Rohingya people
from Myanmar to Bangladesh) - currently
Ukraine (since 2013):
In 2023, it issued an
arrest warrant for
President Vladimir
Putin (accused of the
war crime of
unlawfully deporting
children from Ukraine
to Russia)
*We do not support that shtpst. God bless Russia and Putin

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Challenges
• Not all countries are
members
• Depends on cooperation
• Slow and expensive

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Thank you for your
attention!