ICC Reading Assignment


I found Margaret M Dequzman’s position on the I.C.C to be most persuasive to me. In her statement titled “The I.C.C Deserves Our Full Support”, she states she believes that the world shouldn’t give up on the I.C.C because of current failures or inabilities of the court. Instead, we should look at the accomplishments of the court so far. I agree with this position most. Considering the I.C.C is an institution that is fairly new, being created in 2002, with all things considered, the court has been able to do a considerable amount of legal work. I believe like anything else in the legal and law enforcement field, that faith and work need to be put into the I.C.C for it to be fully effective ( and even this takes time and work). However, I do not believe getting rid of the I.C.C would benefit anyone. Even at the level of work, it does now, I believe that some work towards a better world globally is better than no work done. I think the I.C.C just calling expel in power out is a step towards holding political leaders accountable while also protecting those who are not in positions of power. 

I think M. Kamari Clarke does raise an important point that addresses ways that the I.C.C has failed and in what ways it can improve. In the written statement Clarke states that the court cannot “operate inside a vacuum” if it wants to be successful. Therefore, in order to solve legal issues that it aims to address, the justice system and institution that is being addressed have to work in tandem with the I.C.C court in order to properly address issues there are. 

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