The International Criminal Court : Cour pénale internationale : histoire, rôle et situation actuelle

The use of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was seen as a manifestation of American inhumanity and hypocrisy.(20) The rules of procedure and evidence were even less representative of the diversity of the world’s legal systems. [...] The breakdown of the bipolar world and the increased expectations of peace with the end of the Cold War sparked a strong international response to the humanitarian crisis in the Balkans, and allowed the major powers to find common ground.(31). [...] The 1998 Akeyesu decision of the ICTR was the first conviction by an international tribunal, including the Nuremberg Tribunal, for the crime of genocide.(42) The ICTY and ICTR statutes set out the functions and duties of the prosecutor in much greater detail than any previous similar body. [...] The second group consisted of the permanent members of the UN Security Council, or the “P-5,” with the exception of Britain, which had joined the like-minded states just before the conference began. [...] The state or states concerned also have the right to appeal the Pre-Trial Chamber’s decision.(70) To address other concerns of the P-5, Article 16 of the Rome Statute provides for the deferral of investigations or prosecutions for a period of one year at the direction of the Security Council.(71).