An exploration of selective justice in the International Criminal Court

Abstract

With the development of history, human society has experienced the development stage from disorder to law, from domestic law to international law. International law came into being and developed in the context of increasing exchanges between states. International criminal law has emerged and developed in modern times on the basis of the continuous development of international law. The International Criminal Court is also a form of international legal system that has emerged when human society has developed to a certain stage.To punish international criminal criminals more effectively through the trial of the International Criminal Court, to stop, prevent or deter the occurrence of international criminal crimes and potential international criminal criminals is an inevitable historical product of the development of human society to a certain stage, and it is a milestone progress. The International Criminal Court has played a positive role in the protection of human rights in all countries, especially in developing countries. Based on the principle of complementary jurisdiction, the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court encompasses a set of jurisdictional principles, conditions and procedures to ensure the legality and impartiality of its exercise. These principles, conditions and procedures of jurisdiction have certain particularity. Since the establishment of the International Criminal Court, there has been a problem of selective justice, so this paper tries to discuss the meaning of selective justice in the International Criminal Court, the development of selective justice in the International Criminal Court and the influencing factors of selective justice in the International Criminal Court.