Global Ethics Corner: The ICC Turns 10: Is International Justice Both Just and Effective?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
Length: 02:04
The International Criminal Court turns 10 in July after a tumultuous first decade. With only a handful of rulings handed down, critics say the ICC is not efficient and beholden to Western ideals. Is it possible for international justice to be fair and effective?
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The International Criminal Court turns 10 in July after a tumultuous first decade. With only a handful of rulings handed down, critics say the ICC is not efficient and beholden to Western ideals. Is it possible for international justice to be fair and effective?
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On July 1st, the International Criminal Court will celebrate its first decade. It's been a tumultuous 10 years. Called ICC for short, the court was envisioned as the world's first permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and aggression.
But the ICC has become a symbol of the best and worst that international justice has to offer. Tensions between the court's supporters and critics run so high, that a true debate over the pros and cons of international justice often gets lost.
Experts across the spectrum find the ICC's first 10 years disappointing. Despite issuing some 20 arrest warrants, the ICC has made just a handful of rulings. Each trial cost tens of millions of dollars. That makes the ICC one of the least efficient prosecutorial systems ever.
While millions are poured into the ICC, critics point out that domestic justice syste...
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