| Global processes taking place in the modern world | | | | commencement of creation and work of the ICC. It |
| overwhelm different spheres of human life: social, | | | | means that these countries accepted the jurisdiction |
| economical, political. For the globalization of | | | | of the ICC and the responsibility to fulfill the |
| international relations becomes a characteristic of our | | | | obligations according to the treaty, i.e. since that time |
| epoch, naturally, appears the necessity to develop | | | | on they have to investigate crimes that violate |
| international cooperation in different fields and work | | | | norms of the international law. |
| out universal principles of relations between different | | | | So, the ICC is really necessary and has goals which |
| countries and peoples. | | | | correspond to the actual situation in the world and it |
| As a result nowadays we have such organizations as | | | | also has a lot of supporters but, at the same time, |
| WTO, UN, and others that unite many countries by | | | | there are enough skeptics who doubt in the |
| common goals which may vary depending on the | | | | effectiveness of its work. Unfortunately, they have |
| organization and its members but the general goal | | | | reasons for such doubts. First of all, some countries |
| remains unchangeable, i.e. preventing any conflicts and | | | | draw international attention to the problem of |
| solving existing ones between different countries on | | | | antagonism of their national law and interests and the |
| the upper level of social organization. | | | | work of the ICC. Secondly, they estimate that it |
| Naturally, to fulfill this task the world needs | | | | would interfere in their inner affairs and would impact |
| regulations or laws common for all countries. That is | | | | their independence so as the ICC could have a big |
| why if we have economy then it concerns the whole | | | | power and its jurisdiction extends to the country |
| world and demands an international cooperation as | | | | that are not its members. Also, some definitions in |
| well as the world’s politics. Unfortunately, not | | | | the treaty are not clear enough from a juridical point |
| only economy or politics have global character and | | | | of view. Finally, there is certain misunderstanding in |
| not always they are fair and human. We can find a | | | | the interpretation of those crimes that should be |
| lot of examples when the criminal world spread its | | | | treated on the level of the ICC. |
| influence through out several countries, continents or | | | | That is why some countries oppose to the ICC and |
| even the world itself as well as the policy of some | | | | do not ratify the treaty. Among them we can name |
| regimes may have a criminal character. In order to | | | | China, the USA, Israel. And they have their reasons |
| struggle against such phenomena and prevent them | | | | because if we take into account last events in Iraq |
| the international community came to the realization | | | | or Afghanistan it is highly probable that the American |
| that we need such court that could have an | | | | troops could be found guilty in the violation of human |
| international power. The realization of this fact led to | | | | rights and international law. That make me think that |
| the appearance of the International Court of Justice | | | | the ICC won’t work effectively till the |
| and, finally, the International Criminal Court (ICC). | | | | moment of finding a consensus that could content all |
| By creating the ICC, people made a great step | | | | countries and especially such strong and influential as |
| forward in their development but only theoretically | | | | the USA because it is impossible to build any |
| because the idea of the ICC hasn’t been | | | | international structure without support of main political |
| realized completely yet. Initially, the ICC was | | | | ‘players’ and mutual understanding |
| supposed to deal with the crimes that violate principle | | | | between the state parties. |
| human rights all over the world such as crimes against | | | | At the conclusion I want to underline the importance |
| humanity, war crimes, or crimes against whole | | | | of the ICC because, theoretically, it could solve many |
| peoples (genocide). | | | | problems of the modern world as well as it could |
| For much country couldn’t cope with these | | | | contribute to the development of democracy and |
| problems independently they began the process of | | | | protection of human rights all over the world. It also |
| the ICC’s creating that as they supposed | | | | could punish those outcasts that do not want to |
| would punish criminals who violated laws mentioned | | | | obey to universal, human principles that are declared |
| above. Not surprisingly that the first role here played | | | | in so many international laws. But those contradictions |
| the UN as the most authoritative organization uniting | | | | that exist between the members of the treaty, |
| a great number of countries and which principle task | | | | misunderstanding, and, probably, overestimating of |
| is to provide the world for peace and protect human | | | | national interests more then universal ones do not |
| rights. And as I said in 1998 the Conference in Rome | | | | permit to the ICC to fulfill its task as it could possibly |
| gave life to the treaty for the establishment of the | | | | do in better circumstances. Eventually, it will be a |
| ICC. But only in April 2002 66 countries ratified the | | | | great mistake if mankind lose the chance to establish |
| treaty that marked the start point of official | | | | an effective ICC. |