The relationship between the security council and the international criminal court
Author(s): Iman Abdulwahid Majeed
Abstract: Intensive
warfare during the early 20th century served as the main reason why
international entities created institutions which functioned to minimize
conflict impacts. Institutions had different roles among themselves because
some generated absolute rules to stop conflicts but others evaluated and
punished guilty parties who broke these rules. All institutions regardless of
their diverse purposes must collaborate to create a common goal that includes
bringing immediate conflict resolution and establishing lasting peace
accompanied by prevention strategies. The Security Council exists since 1945
when the UN along with five other institutions formed as one of its primary
establishments. The United Nations Security Council appeared for three main
functions: international security maintenance alongside security peace
maintenance and national relations development. The Security Council possesses
various powers through which it aims to achieve its set goals by implementing
economic sanctions and establishing maritime blockades and conducting military
operations when international law violates.
Following
an evaluation that international decisions and state sanctions failed to control
conflicts the international community formed the International Criminal Court
(ICC) as a means to prosecute international offenders. In this way, the ICC
became an auxiliary arm of the Security Council, as imposing penalties on
individuals specifically may have a stronger impact than sanctions imposed on
states in general.
Iman Abdulwahid Majeed. The relationship between the security council and the international criminal court. Int J Criminal Common Statutory Law 2025;5(1):90-100. DOI: 10.22271/27899497.2025.v5.i1b.123