Aims and Objectives
The International Criminal Court is a permanent court which prosecutes individuals on genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The ICC have four main aims these are, to ensure the worst perpetrators are held accountable for there crimes, to serve as a court of last resort that can investigate, prosecute and punish the perpetrators of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, assist national judiciaries in the investigation and prosecution of perpetrators with the aim to allow States to be the first to investigate and prosecute and Help promote peace and security be deterring potential perpetrators.
Means used to achieve their Aims
The International Criminal Court achieves its aims through negotiation with States, NGO's and Regional Bodies to help to achieve their main objective, to persecute perpetrators of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. This is seen in the negotiations between the new Congolese Government, for the arrest and conviction of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (a convicted war criminal). Although this may seem trivial for such a large organization, the tension with in a State from a criminal such as Lubanga makes it hard for outside authority to wield any major power, this is seen in many other cases; first and foremost is the current situation in Libya.
An example of the ICC achieving their Aims
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo was the founder of the military wing of the Union of the Congolese Patriots in which he conscripted children to fight in the Ituri Conflict, between the Hemaand and Lendu ethnic groups in the Congo. Lubanaga was convicted along with Germain Katanga, Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, Bosco Ntaganda, Callixte Mbarushimana, and Sylvestre Mudacumura under charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. In 2012 Lubanaga was found guilty for three counts of military use of children including enlisting children, conscription of children and using children to participate in hostilities. Lubanaga is now serving a 16 year jail sentence and is the first person ever to be successfully convicted but the International Criminal Court, this shows a great amount of power and influence within the ICC; but also is and indication of the obsticles that the ICC faces when trying to convict these perpetrators.
An example of the ICC not succeeding in their Aims
The International Criminal Court has been trying to prosecute the perpetrators of the Libyan conflict. There first perpetrator who the ICC wanted to prosecute was the former Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi, however they couldn’t convicted Gaddafi due to him being killed by revolutionaries in October 2011 showing how States often want to deal with justice internally. More recently there has been controversy over the trial of Gaddafi’s Spy Chief Abdullah al-Senussi who has an arrest warrant placed on him by the ICC in the 16 of May 2011. The controversy comes from Libyan people ignoring the demands of the ICC and wanting to prosecute Abdullah al-Senussi within the State to insure the death penalty.
Means used to achieve their Aims
The International Criminal Court achieves its aims through negotiation with States, NGO's and Regional Bodies to help to achieve their main objective, to persecute perpetrators of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. This is seen in the negotiations between the new Congolese Government, for the arrest and conviction of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (a convicted war criminal). Although this may seem trivial for such a large organization, the tension with in a State from a criminal such as Lubanga makes it hard for outside authority to wield any major power, this is seen in many other cases; first and foremost is the current situation in Libya.
An example of the ICC achieving their Aims
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo was the founder of the military wing of the Union of the Congolese Patriots in which he conscripted children to fight in the Ituri Conflict, between the Hemaand and Lendu ethnic groups in the Congo. Lubanaga was convicted along with Germain Katanga, Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, Bosco Ntaganda, Callixte Mbarushimana, and Sylvestre Mudacumura under charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. In 2012 Lubanaga was found guilty for three counts of military use of children including enlisting children, conscription of children and using children to participate in hostilities. Lubanaga is now serving a 16 year jail sentence and is the first person ever to be successfully convicted but the International Criminal Court, this shows a great amount of power and influence within the ICC; but also is and indication of the obsticles that the ICC faces when trying to convict these perpetrators.
An example of the ICC not succeeding in their Aims
The International Criminal Court has been trying to prosecute the perpetrators of the Libyan conflict. There first perpetrator who the ICC wanted to prosecute was the former Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi, however they couldn’t convicted Gaddafi due to him being killed by revolutionaries in October 2011 showing how States often want to deal with justice internally. More recently there has been controversy over the trial of Gaddafi’s Spy Chief Abdullah al-Senussi who has an arrest warrant placed on him by the ICC in the 16 of May 2011. The controversy comes from Libyan people ignoring the demands of the ICC and wanting to prosecute Abdullah al-Senussi within the State to insure the death penalty.
