ICC Operations in Europe and the Caribben Island States: Images of the Issue

• In Event: Roundtable: The Development of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: The Politics of Criminalization of Some Heads of State Around the World

Abstract

According to Articles 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the court has jurisdiction over the most serious crimes of profound concern to the international community namely genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crimes of aggression. The international community intended to use the organ of the Court to bring to justice those accused of committing serious crimes of international concern. Be that as it may with the good intentions of the Court, serious and complex issues exist. This paper, therefore, strives to explore the issue of the politics of criminalization of some heads of states in Europe and the Caribbean Island States by the Court so that deeper insights and lessons can be gleaned from the process.

Authors

• Charles O. Ochie, Albany State University

• Patrick I. Ibe, Albany State University

• Roger-Claude Liwanga, Albany State University