THE rise in geopolitical tensions across the globe has brought terms and phrases often used only among political scientists into public attention, such as the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court .
Due to their relatively similar-sounding names and the fact that both are in The Hague - a city in the Netherlands - many people have assumed that the ICJ and ICC are one and the same.The ICJ and ICC are different organisations at different locations in The Hague, with the ICJ established at the Peace Palace as a way to settle disputes between countries.
It instead relies on the UN Security Council to enforce decisions if a state fails to comply with its rulings. Indeed as explained by the Mississippi College Law Review through a page on its website, the ICC steps in when"international prosecutions may be warranted when nations cannot or will not prosecute them on their own."
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