Mark Kersten
Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
December 2024
Summary
In 1998, 120 countries adopted the Rome Statute, establishing the International Criminal Court, which opened in 2002 as a permanent institution to prosecute individuals for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
While the ICC has not eliminated such atrocities, the court and its founding treaty have significantly influenced international politics in often-overlooked ways.
Mark Kersten, Senior Consultant with the Wayamo Foundation and Assistant Professor at the University of the Fraser Valley, discusses the ICC's history and its impact on both legal definitions and state behavior. Fresh from the ICC's annual Assembly of States Parties meeting, Kersten examines major challenges facing the court, including potential U.S. sanctions against both individual officials and the institution itself.
The episode is part of the "When Treaties Work" series, produced with Lex International Fund, exploring how international treaties influence state conduct.
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