JURISDICTION OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT(ICC) AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF HEADS OF STATE
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International Criminal Court (ICC), jurisdiction, Rome Statute, declaration, head of state, immunity, Arrest Warrant, Al-Bashir case, complementarity, customary international law, individual criminal responsibility, state cooperation, international justice, rule of law, locus delicti, ratione materiae, ratione temporis, ratione personae.Abstract
The International Criminal Court (ICC) plays a pivotal role in upholding international humanitarian law by addressing grave crimes that challenge global justice. Understanding International Criminal Court jurisdiction is essential for grasping how international accountability is pursued across borders. Established to prosecute serious breaches, the ICC has evolved in its jurisdictional reach. This article will illuminate key aspects of ICC jurisdiction, and the significant crimes under its mandate. This study seeks to examine the jurisdictional structure of the International Criminal Court, the scope of Head-of-State immunities under both customary and treaty-based international law, as well as relevant judicial decisions and academic perspectives that illustrate how these principles operate in practice. It also intends to explore the broader consequences for the development of international criminal justice and the strengthening of the rule of law.
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