tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985022068047328469.post9100973558505549404..comments2024-03-16T03:00:46.520-04:00Comments on Criminal Law Practitioner Blog: Lubanga Sentenced to Fourteen Years: What Should the ICC Learn From His Case?Criminal Law Brief Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566844478679058150noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985022068047328469.post-50412734191686120022012-07-15T10:05:28.938-04:002012-07-15T10:05:28.938-04:00Well, that's another interesting part of how t...Well, that's another interesting part of how the ICC was set up. It can only prosecute for crimes committed after the State signed onto the Rome Statute, with the earliest being 1998. Which, in essence, overlooks any crime committed prior to that which is not already under the jurisdiction of any of the ad hoc and hybrid tribunals. And the question of the efficacy of ICC still stands. The US still has not ratified the Statute. And a permanent member of the UNSC, it is doubtful that the US would ever issue a Ch. VII Resolution mandating ICC jurisdiction onto itself. And if one of the most powerful nations refuses ICC jurisdiction, it doesn't give much faith to the endeavor. Similar to, in many ways, Wilson and the League of Nations. However, the crucial difference is this case and the fact that the ICC has the support of many other States. It'll be interesting to see what happens in the next 10 or so years especially when more trials are occurring.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699444627888209464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985022068047328469.post-28394649354552453522012-07-14T17:50:00.265-04:002012-07-14T17:50:00.265-04:00Great blog Elena, hopefully this court will bring ...Great blog Elena, hopefully this court will bring others to justice who have in the past, perhaps gotten away with crimes.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192016570895683262noreply@blogger.com