The International Criminal Court And Its Role In The Prosecution Of Genocide

BY CHAPTER ONECONCEPT OF CRIMES AND THE NECESSITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT IntroductionThe history of mankind is a chronicle of bloodshed and violence among people with competing interests, ideologies and aspirations. In the face of the calamitous historical records, one might be tempted to conclude that ingrained practices are inexorable and unalterable and that the final arbiter of irreconcilable disputes between sovereign states will remain the power of armed might.However, significant changes have taken place which points a striking fact that the old ways are not necessarily imm…