A Look at International Criminal Law

• Javier Ospino Universidad del Zulia

Keywords: Imputation, Competence, Jurisdiction, Crimes, International Criminal Court, principles

Abstract

The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is backed by the will of 139 countries that approved it and 89 that have ratified it, with Venezuela being the 11th in the world and the 1st in all of Latin America to do so. This Statute is a work of great importance, and a great step is taken in creating a codified legal system. Its efficiency and effectiveness depend not only on the adherence of as many states as possible, especially skeptical ones, such as the US, but also on the correct and fair application of its rules. This International Criminal jurisdiction works in a complementary manner, that is, when the country cannot define crimes and establish due process to carry out their prosecution with the required constitutional guarantees. Venezuela subscribes to the Statute, by means of an approving law on December 13, 2001 and it entered into force in our country on July 1, 2002. It is necessary to emphasize that our internal criminal legislation has not provided express criminal regulations in relation to crimes against them. humanity, so its prosecution corresponds to the International Criminal Court

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