International humanitarian law began to emerge in the late nine-tenth century, broadening to embrace a variety of customary and treaty laws governing the conduct of war. Conflicts in Rwanda and the Nuremberg Tribunal have created a dire need for the immediate beginnings of an elongated plan, which has been thought about since the era of Columbus. The first recorded instance of the convening of an international court to address criminal actions was in 1474 by Charles, the Duke of Burgundy. He sought to tackle such crimes as rape, perjury, and murder. For the past fifty years, with the controversy resulting from the Cold War and World War II, the long held ideas of an international criminal court system has been the focal topic of discussion at the United Nations.

“In the prospect of an international criminal court lies the promise of

universal justice. That is the simple and soaring hope of this vision.

only then will the innocents of the distant wars and conflicts know that

they, too, may sleep under the cover of justice; that they, too, have

rights, and that those who violate those rights will be punished(Rome

Statute of the International Crimin

conflict develops, there might be established an international tribunal

The ICC will be located in the Netherlands. The building will consist of 30,000 square meters and is expected to be completed by 2007. Until that time, the Court will be located in premises across the street from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The states that take part in the ICC will pay for its fundings. It is based on the nations wealth for how much each state will pay. Germany, France, and Great Britain will be the largest contributors. Seventy-six states have ratified the Rome Statute so far. The United States, China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Iraq, and Turkey are some of the countries not participating in the ICC. Only one Arab state is taking part in the International Court System and that is Jordan.

The Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court was established in 1998 by a resolution of the Final Act of the Rome Conference. It was assigned a number of tasks to ensure the smooth functioning of the court. It finalized two drafts, the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, and the Elements of Crimes.

If there is substantial evidence that a crime has been committed that falls under the ICC’s jurisdiction, the case can be referred to the ICC by one of four ways: a country that has ratified the statute sends the case; a country that has chosen to accept the ICC’s jurisdiction sends the case; the Security Council sends the case; or the Prosecutor initiates the case her/himself, and a three-judge panel decides that there is a reasonable basis under the Rome Treaty to consider it.

“From now on, all potential warlords must know that, depending on how a

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