Tag: criminal

The creation of the International Criminal Court was a milestone in international criminal law, as it met the need for a permanent and independent body that could try those who commit heinous crimes around the world. Until then, tribunals had been created on a case-by-case basis and had limited temporal jurisdiction. What is the ICC? A look at its history In the 1990s, ad hoc tribunals were formed to address crimes committed in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. However, on July 17, 1998, the United Nations created the International Criminal Court...