INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW: EVOLUTION AND CODIFICATION
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International Criminal Law, Rome Statute, Codification, EvolutionAbstract
This article elaborates upon the gradual development and codification of international criminal law. International Criminal Law is a body of international law that permits individuals to be held responsible for any international crime committed by them. The author has sought to divide the gradual development and codification of this area of law in various sections of the article. The first section introduces international criminal law as a body which was found on not a national or domestic level but a multi-national level since the very beginning of formation of law itself. The second section of the article elaborated upon the evolution of this law through four stages. The division of these four stages are based upon the two world wars and the cold war era that followed. The author has carefully and critically analysed all significant attempts made by various treaties and tribunals to codify international criminal law. There has been special reference made to the Nuremberg trials and the ICTY both of which played a significant role in the establishment of the International Criminal Court. Finally, as a conclusion the author has a posed a question regarding the establishment of the International Criminal Court and whether it really can be considered as a conclusion to the codification of this area of law. Unfortunately, the answer can only be made in the negative due to the many shortcomings of the International Criminal Court.
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