Accountability For Crimes Against Humanity: New Trends In International Tribunals
- IJLLR Journal
- Aug 27
- 1 min read
Aaesh Faleel, B.B.A. LL.B., School of Law, RV University
ABSTRACT
The Nuremberg trials after World War 2 established crimes against humanity as a fundamental concept of modern international law through their establishment of state-sanctioned individual accountability and unified legal framework with moral mechanism. The paper examines the development of international mechanisms and the introduction of organizations like the ICTY and ICTR for handling such crimes ad hoc tribunals to the Rome Statute-based International Criminal Court. The already established process of international justice has evolved through hybrid tribunals, universal jurisdiction, technological advancements, enhanced victim participation and digital journalism's free flow of information. International justice systems face limitations because of state sovereignty and political interference and resource constraints and selective prosecution. The paper argues that future progress demands ICC jurisdiction expansion and enforcement capabilities together with universal jurisdiction principal ratification and local judicial framework integration and victim rights prioritization. The research evaluates historical developments alongside current patterns to demonstrate the immediate requirement for a unified system which combines impartiality with technological adaptability to enforce global accountability for crimes against humanity.
