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Is it true that the International Criminal Court can only bring a state to trial if that state accepts the court’s jurisdiction over them?
Article 36 of the ICJ Statute appears to say that a country can voluntarily assent to having the ICJ have jurisdiction over them for the purposes of some trial.
https://www.icj-cij.org/statute
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Do the ICC and ICJ (UN) have different definitions or different standards for burden of proof on Genocide?
There are two international,
ICC: International Criminal Court
ICJ (UN): International Court of Justice
These two courts both claim global jurisdiction over charges of genocide. Regardless of one ...
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