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The 1998 Rome Statute Of The International Criminal Court: Scope Of The Subject Matter And Personal Jurisdiction Of The Court Towards Individual Criminal Accountability, Remigius Oraeki Chibueze
The 1998 Rome Statute Of The International Criminal Court: Scope Of The Subject Matter And Personal Jurisdiction Of The Court Towards Individual Criminal Accountability, Remigius Oraeki Chibueze
Theses and Dissertations
The principle of individual criminal responsibility evidences the recognition by the international community that crimes against international law are committed by individuals, not abstract entities and only by punishing individuals who commit such crimes can the provisions of international law be enforced.
This principle which was first propagated by the Nuremberg tribunal has now been confirmed and codified by the international community in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The Rome Statute established a sui generis permanent international criminal court and unequivocally provides that a person who commits a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court shall be …