Fulfillment of criminal justice in Africa; barriers and solutions

The International Criminal Court (ICC), is a new legal structure which has competence to prosecute perpetrators of international crimes and violators of human rights. In addition to national courts, The International Criminal Court has complementary jurisdiction. Therefore, the ICC has a complementary competence which complies with national legal system and national Legislative bodies and means that states have the jurisdiction and the primary obligation to investigate and punish international crimes. Considering the fact that the ICC is a young court, it’s not fair to judge the efficiency of this court, nevertheless, several governments’ position on the ICC could be subject of contemplation. The position of several African government and the African Union, is threatening to withdraw from the Statute of the Court and establishing new alternative independent authority which can undermine the ICC competence, all of which may lead to difficulty in the path of achieving criminal justice in the international community.