The International Criminal Court was created to pursue some of the world’s most heinous crimes in places unable to deliver justice. No perpetrator is too powerful to face charges at the Hague-based tribunal. Or that was the idea. But the collapse of the case against Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and other setbacks are fueling a debate about the ICC’s effectiveness and relevancy.
A victory for the International Criminal Court. Earlier this month, appeals judges at The Hague tribunal upheld the conviction of Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga. The sentence closed the tribunal’s first-ever case. And it brings …read more
Source: Voice of America
