THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT AS A COMPLEMENTARY TO NATIONAL JUDICIARY

Abstract

The idea of establishing courts was conceived in the minds of many after World War I, and the need for it became urgent after the repercussions of World War II. On December 9, 1994, the United Nations General Assembly established a specialized committee tasked with reviewing the major technical and administrative issues and considering the necessary arrangements for the preparation of an international treaty on the establishment of the International Criminal Court. On December 11, 1995, the General Assembly established, under Resolution 50/46, a preparatory committee to further discuss the emerging technical and administrative issues arising from the draft statute prepared by the International Law Commission and to formulate the text of the treaty. The committee continued its meetings during the years 1997-1998, based on United Nations General Assembly Resolution 51/207 issued on December 17, 1996, and referred to the Diplomatic Conference in Rome, which was held from June 15 to July 17, 1998, at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization. One of the significant implications of establishing the court as an international treaty is that it remains governed by the principle of the relative effect of international treaties.