ICC’S Judge: Why Buhari Celebrates Mediocrity
October 3, 2020
10:25 am
The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an international and interorganisational court which is usually opted for as a last resort for the prosecution of serious international crimes, including genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Its treaty, the Rome Statute, was adopted in July 1998 and the court began operations on 1 July 2002, following ad hoc tribunals set up in the 1990s to deal with atrocious crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. 20 years after the Rome Statute, the International Criminal Court has made significant headway in bringing global attention to accountability. States which become
