The International Criminal Court: An Historic Step to Combat Impunity
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21971Keywords:
International Criminal Court, Rome Statute, law, international relations, human rightsAbstract
Fifty years after it was originally promised in article VI ofthe Genocide Convention, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has finally seen the light of day. It was created by the Rome Conference, which met from June 15 to July l7, 1998, following four years of intense negotiations. This article provides an overview of the Rome Statute for an International Criminal Court along with a discussion of entry into force of the treaty.Metrics
Metrics Loading ...
Downloads
Published
1998-08-01
How to Cite
Schabas, W. A. (1998). The International Criminal Court: An Historic Step to Combat Impunity. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, 17(3), 21–29. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21971
Issue
Section
Articles
License
Copyright (c) 1998 William A. Schabas
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Refuge authors retain the copyright over their work, and license it to the general public under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License International (CC BY-NC 4.0). This license allows for non-commercial use, reproduction and adaption of the material in any medium or format, with proper attribution. For general information on Creative Commons licences, visit the Creative Commons site. For the CC BY-NC 4.0 license, review the human readable summary.
