A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROME STATUTE VISA VIZ STATES OBLIGATIONS: A CASE STUDY SUDAN.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ........................................ i

APPROVAL ............................................................................ ii

DEDICATED TO ........................................................................ iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ..................................... iv

ACRONYMS ......................................................................................... v

LIST OF INSTRUMENTS .......................................................... vi

LIST OF CASES ......................................................................................................................................... vii

TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................. viii

ABSTRACT .......................................................................... x

CHAPTER ONE .............................................................. 1

INTRODUCTION ................................................................... 1

1.1 Background of the Study: .............................................. 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem: ................................................. 7

1.3 Purpose of the Study: ........................................................ 7

1.4 Scope of the Study: ......................................................................... 7

1.5 Objectives of the Study: ........................................ 8

1.6 Significance of the Study: ......................................................... 8

1. 7 Literature Review: ...................................................................... 8

1.8 Methodology: ................................................................................... 12

1.9 Hypothesis: .................................................................. 12

1.10 Research Design: ............................................................. 13

1.11 Research methodology ................................................... 13

1.12 Chapterisation: ..................................................................... 13

CHAPTER TW0 ......................................................... 14

DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW ................. 14

2.1 Introduction ........................................................................... 14

2.2 Universality .................................................................. 14

2.3 Objectives of international criminal law ........................ 15

2.4 History of international criminal prosecutions ................... 17 viii  

2.4 .1 Situation before World War 1.. .......................................... ...... 17

2.4.2. Aftermath of World War II .............. ................ 18 CHAPTER

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THREE:  ................................................................................................ 24

THE EFFECT OF STATES BEHAVIOUR ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE ROME

STATUTE ............................................................................................................................... 24

3.1 Introduction ............ ......................... ................. ........................... ..... ... .... ...................................... ..... ... 24

3. 2 Member states obligations under the Rome Statute ....................... ... 24

3.3 Non member states obligations under the Rome Statute ....................... .... ..... ............... .obligations under the Rome Statute .......................... .. ..... .. ........ 28

3.4 Challenges posed by the ICC indictment of President Omar AI Bashir ... ..... ................ .. .................. .... 30

3.5. The Legal impact of the African Union member states decision n~t to execute the arrest of President

01nar El Bashir ..................................................................... ............ 35

3. 6 The Review conference of the International Criminal Court Rome Statute (31st May-11th June 2010

in Kampala) ........... ............ ..... ....... ............................... ..... ..................... 36

CHAPTER FOUR ............................................................. 38

SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES QF IMPLEMENTING THE ROME STATUTE ................... 38

4.1 Introduction ........................................ ........ 38

4.2 Success of implementation ofthe International Criminal Court's Rome Statute ............. .. .................. 38

4.3 Challenges in implementing the Rome Statute ........................ ..... ... 42

4.4 Alienating the most powerful state in the world ........................................... 45

CHAPTER FIVE ......................................................... 46

RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION ............................................................................. 46

5.1 Conclusion ........................ .... .... .. ....... ..... 46

5.2 Recommendations ....... .......... .. ..... ... ..... ............. ..... 47

BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................... ..... 48                        Abstract The study investigates the effectiveness of the Rome Statute with respect to member states'

obligations.

Specifically the investigation fraises on the indictment of President Bashir by the ICC and the

challenges this action has triggered.

Essentially chapter one deals with. the generalities of any investigation and sets the platforms for

the detailed study.

The second part of the discourse discuses the development and reunifications of International

law both before and after World War two. This discussion provides a historical background to

what later became the International Criminal Court under the Rome Statute.

The subsequent phase of the discourse gives a detailed analysis of how the Rome Statute should

ideally function. It also analyses the realities on the ground especially so the behavior of member

states part four of the discourse attempts to analyze the successes so far by the ICC as well as the

challenges both in the immediate and long term especially so the negative attitude by the USA

towards the operations of the ICC.

Meanwhile the African leaders accuse the ICC as yet another instrument to control Africa

because so far the major activities of the ICC have targeted Africans and their leaders.

The last part attempts to put forward, what in the view of the investigator, are considered as

strategic recommendations. It is hoped that someone out there will read this work and pick one

or two of the recommendation in order to enforce the performance of the ICC.