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Setting Up the International Criminal Court: Not One Moment but a Series of Moments

Setting Up the International Criminal Court: Not One Moment but a Series of Moments Views from Practice 189 SETTING UP THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: NOT ONE MOMENT BUT A SERIES OF MOMENTS A.S. M ULLER * 1. INTRODUCTION Taking the entry into force of the Rome Statute as the starting point, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been in existence since 1 July 2002. The creation of a new international organization is however not simply caught in one single moment. In fact, there are many little ones, each of which cumulate in a moment at which one can truly see that the organizations exists. In this short contribution some of these moments are highlighted. The comments provided are intended as contributions by a practitioner for further analysis by academics and others interested in legal theory of the law of international organizations. Moreover, these thoughts reflect the circumstances surrounding the setting of a very particular international organization; care must be taken to draw excessively wide conclusions from these comments. II. ENTRY INTO FORCE: SO WHAT OR WHAT THEN? As indicated, the Rome Statute entered into force on 1 July 2002. In spite of the huge historical importance of that date for future generations, on that actual day entry into force did not mean http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Organizations Law Review Brill

Setting Up the International Criminal Court: Not One Moment but a Series of Moments

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International Organizations Law Review , Volume 1 (1): 189 – Jan 1, 2004
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© 2004 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Views from Practice 189 SETTING UP THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: NOT ONE MOMENT BUT A SERIES OF MOMENTS A.S. M ULLER * 1. INTRODUCTION Taking the entry into force of the Rome Statute as the starting point, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been in existence since 1 July 2002. The creation of a new international organization is however not simply caught in one single moment. In fact, there are many little ones, each of which cumulate in a moment at which one can truly see that the organizations exists. In this short contribution some of these moments are highlighted. The comments provided are intended as contributions by a practitioner for further analysis by academics and others interested in legal theory of the law of international organizations. Moreover, these thoughts reflect the circumstances surrounding the setting of a very particular international organization; care must be taken to draw excessively wide conclusions from these comments. II. ENTRY INTO FORCE: SO WHAT OR WHAT THEN? As indicated, the Rome Statute entered into force on 1 July 2002. In spite of the huge historical importance of that date for future generations, on that actual day entry into force did not mean

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