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The first international court to try war crimes was the International Military Tribunal (IMT) which held the Nuremburg Trials, the trial of major Nazi war criminals after World War II. The United Nations General Assembly instructed the [International Law Comission]? (ILC) to develop a code setting out the legal principles behind the IMT, which it did; the ILC also developed in the 1950s a proposal for the creation of a permanent international tribunal to try war crimes in the future, but the General Assembly did not take up the proposal at the time due to the onset of the Cold War. |
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The first international court to try war crimes was the International Military Tribunal (IMT) which held the Nuremburg Trials, the trial of major Nazi war criminals after World War II. The United Nations General Assembly instructed the [International Law Commission]? (ILC) to develop a code setting out the legal principles behind the IMT, which it did; the ILC also developed in the 1950s a proposal for the creation of a permanent international tribunal to try war crimes in the future, but the General Assembly did not take up the proposal at the time due to the onset of the Cold War. |
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The Statute will enter into force after it recieves 60 ratifications; as of 12 November 2001, it had recieved 46, but it was expected to recieve the required 60 before the end of 2002. The ICC will be established when the Statute enters into force. When established, the ICC will have its headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands; but it is empowered to hold its proceeding anywhere. |
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The Statute will enter into force after it recieves 60 ratifications; as of 30 November 2001, it had recieved 47, but it was expected to recieve the required 60 before the end of 2002. The ICC will be established when the Statute enters into force. When established, the ICC will have its headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands; but it is empowered to hold its proceeding anywhere. |
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