The Provisions of International Crime in International Criminal Law the Rome Statute as a Model

Abstract

With the emergence of organized societies, the norms that controlled the management of these societies arose with them and later developed into laws, regulations, and provisions regulating the relations of people in these societies and later in states, but without becoming a law that governs relations of these countries, with the development of states and the development of human perception, many practices in international relations have become rejected, and it has become necessary to place restrictions on the actions of states, whether in wartime or peacetime, in a way that guarantees human dignity. Justice was and will remain the prayer of humanity and its perpetual sanctification, which philosophers and thinkers have sought since ancient times until Socrates said: “There is no adornment more beautiful than justice because it is one of the best powers of the mind.”, so justice needed effective systems and working institutions. The judiciary was the most important and trusted institution of it, and there was no authority over it except the law. The world needs an effective international criminal court that enjoys widespread support. Conflicts, wars, violence, and human rights violations have taken many forms during the various stages of human history, as recent events have shown the continuation of this development, perhaps the seriousness of the crimes committed and the harm that they result from man and his surroundings, as well as the international nature of the crimes committed and public opinion, condemning them, and the desire to reduce these crimes by not leaving the perpetrators unpunished, are the most important factors and foundations for punishing international crimes.