Ethiopia and the international criminal court: a critical appraisal of the legal framework for prosecuting international crimes in Ethiopia

Abstract

Background to the Study. The UN Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of the ICC held in the Rome, Italy from 15 June to 17 July 1998 adopted the Rome Statute by an overwhelming majority of participating governments.' Almost half-a century after the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg; the ICC, the first and the only permanent International Criminal Court, was established by a multi-lateral treaty for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting individuals accused of the most serious crimes of international concerns-crime of genocide, war crime, crimes against humanity and crime of aggression.