The international criminal court. The legislation of Italy on the statute and on cooperation with the ICC

Abstract

After 20 years from its entry into force, the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), approved in Rome in July 1998, returned to the attention of the international community. The spirit of the ICC, i.e.an international judge, pre-established by the United Nations’ Law, able to prosecute and bring to justice the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole, is recalled when war scenarios return to be close and concrete. At the same time, the status of ratifications of the Rome Statute, of its implementation, and of cooperation with the Court is far from being fully effective. When establishing the ICC, the international community affirmed that genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression must not go unpunished and that their effective prosecution must be ensured by taking measures at the national level and by enhancing international cooperation, In EU Member States, including Italy, a comprehensive legislative framework is established with a view to cooperating with the ICC. However, current scenarios suggest checking its efficiency and to further strengthen cooperation with ICC

Keywords

• cour pénale internationale (cpi)
• statut de rome
• mise en œuvre nationale
• agression
• coopération judiciaire