Culmination of World War II saw the first determined effort by the International Community to punish international crimes. Nuremberg & Tokyo Tribunals were followed up by International Criminal Tribunals for Former Yugoslavia & Rwanda which were also ad-hoc in nature. The coming into force of Rome Statute marks a watershed event in the history of international criminal law & the establishment of permanent criminal court filled up the gap which existed because of no codified substantive & procedural law. The Statute ensures that the perpetrators of the most heinous international crimes are...
Culmination of World War II saw the first determined effort by the International Community to punish international crimes. Nuremberg & Tokyo Tribunals...