SRI LANKA: Avoiding The UNSC For An International Investigation
Parasaran Rangarajan for Salem-News.com-Dec-11-2013
There are several ways of avoiding the UNSC for a trial to commence against accused war criminals.
These images of war crimes committed at Mullivaikal in 2009 will forever be associated with the Majinda administration in Sri Lanka. Courtesy: Srilankaguardian.org
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(LONDON) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) remains relatively new, formed in 2002, to address allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and serious violations of international law.
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The Rome Statute remains the founding legislation of the court which expressly states the conditions required for taking up a situation for both investigations and trial. There are several ways in which this may occur and begin with the provisions detailed in Article 12 of the Rome Statute, all which require the concerned party to be a member of the court in some way.
