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The International Criminal Court

Paul Smith examines the effectiveness of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

This case study supports Edexcel Component 3: comparative politics (global), with particular reference to questions on comparative theories.

The ICC is the world’s first permanent international court for prosecuting individuals. It was established by the 1998 Rome Statute, which came into force in 2002. The court tries four categories of the most serious crimes of international concern:

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