The role of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court in developing th

Abstract

The International Court of Justice worked to develop the nature of the crime of genocide by introducing several legal principles related to the crimes of genocide, such as the principle of customary rules contained in the Genocide Treaty and its punishment, the principle of the imperativeness of the rules contained in this treaty, the duty to prevent and punish the crime of genocide, etc. The International Criminal Court also developed the characteristics of the crime of genocide, by giving the crime of genocide an international nature in the statute of the International Criminal Court, not taking into account immunities in the crime of genocide, etc.