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War Crimes and Accountability: Assessing the Effectiveness of International Tribunals in Delivering Justice

Author(s) Aadya Tiwari
Country Indonesia
Abstract War crime prosecutions serve an essential purpose because they maintain global justice systems and reduce the occurrence of new atrocities while holding guilty parties responsible. International tribunals starting with Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials have established a series of organizations including the The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and eventually led to the The International Criminal Court (ICC) to forge legal systems capable of managing crimes against humanity and genocide and war crimes. International tribunals have become key instruments against impunity yet their effectiveness as well as impartiality and enforcement capacity and resistance from political actors remain important unanswered concerns.
The effectiveness of international courts when prosecuting war crimes receives critical evaluation through an analysis of their verdicts and their ability to prosecute as well as their consistency in sentencing while taking into consideration geopolitical challenges. This study applies both qualitative analysis on key trial cases and quantitative data about tribunal operation efficiency together with conviction numbers and sentencing patterns. This investigation evaluates how much these tribunals offer victims closure and compensation and what impact they have on preventing further violations along with their contributions to rule of law establishment in post-conflict regions.
Results demonstrate international tribunals accomplish fundamental legal milestones while they can only partially fulfil their mission because states with high power and sovereign status restrict tribunal actions and limit judicial reach. Global leaders have criticized the International Criminal Court because it selects to prosecute African leaders but struggles to address war crimes committed by significant world powers. The incomplete universal legal authority combined with states' free will to cooperate hampers the implementation of tribunal rulings.
The research demonstrates the necessity to reform international laws together with enhanced implementation systems alongside fair worldwide justice distribution. The research tells us international tribunals have an essential role in holding people accountable yet their success depends on enhanced political backing and authentic institution independence and strong victim compensation systems. Future research should ultimately examine whether they are effective by analyzing alternative justice models, including hybrid courts and truth commissions, that can work alongside traditional international legal structures to create a broader approach to accountability for war crimes.
Keywords War Crimes, International Tribunals, Accountability, Justice, Enforcement
Field Sociology > Administration / Law / Management
Published In Volume 7, Issue 1, January-February 2025
Published On 2025-02-28
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i01.37785
Short DOI https://doi.org/g86w7d
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