Ralph Bunche Institute

Since its establishment at the turn of the century, a central preoccupation of the
International Criminal Court (ICC) has been to catalyze—through the principle of
complementarity—the pursuit of criminal accountability at the domestic level. This
roundtable discussion will explore what impact the ICC, now operational for
twenty years, has had in certain countries, how its interventions have evolved
over time, and what challenges it has faced. Participants will also consider broader
questions about the future of accountability for atrocity crimes in both
international law and politics. Where does international criminal justice today
stand as a field and a practice? How should we be thinking about the future of the
field? And what role should the ICC play—or not play—in the next twenty years?