All’s wrong that starts wrong – withdrawals from the International Criminal Court
All’s wrong that starts wrong – withdrawals from the International Criminal Court

Author(s): Tamás Lattmann
Subject(s): Criminal Law, International Law
Published by: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů
Keywords: International Criminal Court; Hague Tribunal;
Summary/Abstract: The Hague-based International Criminal Court, the world’s first permanent judicial forum, created in 1998 by the adoption of the Rome Statute, has been living difficult times during the past months. After years of struggle since its operations have started in 2002, the second half of 2016 has brought withdrawals, threats for withdrawals, and even a visibly collective strategy for a mass withdrawal of African states from the system. What keeps states in a similar structure, what makes them seriously consider a withdrawal, and what is the possible future of the International Criminal Court (ICC)?

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