ENSURING INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE: REVISITING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Abstract

The dissertation discusses on the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC). It seeks to explain the creation of the court and its institutional design as established in the Rome Statute. Three principles dominate the Statute: the need to complement but not replace national courts; to concentrate on serious international crimes such as genocide; and to adhere as much as possible to existing international law. The International Criminal Court establishes the beginning of a new pattern in the genuine international implementation of international criminal law. They were born out of commitment of the international community to guarantee international justice. In this dissertation the author spotlights on the question of the court’s future effectiveness and advocates the expectation of the people of Bangladesh for punishing the war criminals of 1971.