
A Political Study of Geo-Political Crisis and International Criminal Law
By: C. Siriwardene and S. R. S. Umanga
Abstract
International Criminal Law is a legal branch dealing with crimes of the International Criminal Law of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and aggression. Geopolitics is the process by which foreign relations policies are decided based on geographical factors. There are various geopolitical crises in globally, and the groundline crisis is also a geopolitical problem that is evolving historically. Such crises also lead to criminal situations that fall within the ambit of international criminal law. It is possible to see an increase in the international criminal law regarding crimes in such situations. The main purpose of this research is to study whether international criminal law provides a fair judgment for the international crimes that occur in territorial groundline conflicts and to against the understanding of the role of geopolitics, conflicts and international criminal consciousness. In this study, primary sources and secondary sources have been collected under to the purpose of literature survey. It was limited to three major conflicts currently exploring as case study, which are being investigated in the International Court of Justice, namely Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine and Myanmar-England. According to the data obtained from the study of these cases, it is clear that the independent judgment of the International Criminal Court is affected by the factors such as the weaknesses in the legal system of the International Criminal Court, the influence of the world's most powerful states, the acceptance of the rules followed by the court, etc. is implied.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/jssnisd.v2i2.14 | Journal eISSN: 3030-7805
Language: English
Page range: 66 - 90
Published on: Dec 31, 2024
Published by: National Institute of Social Development
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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