The Crime of Aggression in International Criminal Law
Dr. Hichem Mohamed Fridja
Associate Professor – International Criminal Law – Faculty of Law & Politics – University of M’sila – Algeria
Abstract
The subject of the crime of aggression as an international crime is one of the most important issues, in view of the grave consequences that this crime has on the fundamental interests and values , which the international community has always been keen to protect, and not to prejudice. It contains a flagrant attack on the vital interests of international criminal law as well as international humanitarian law.
Moreover, there has been a lot of talk about the crime of aggression as the core of international criminal law. It is one of the main problems facing the world and it is currently one of the main issues that continue to preoccupy the international community, in terms of the danger of not threatening a particular person, Entity and structure of the entire international community.
The international community has witnessed from time immemorial the establishment of the Permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) to the grave violations of the international conventions that govern States and humanitarian norms. These include war crimes and crimes of aggression that have shaken the conscience of humanity and which have at the same time undermined the international community. But not before a general and comprehensive definition has been established, which has been established by the International Criminal Court as it has jurisdiction over natural persons who commit the crime of aggression, and that the person who commits a crime is within the jurisdiction of a court to which it is liable as an individual and also liable to punishment in accordance with its Statute.
However, we can note that there are many problems and dilemmas faced by the court today, and the Iraq war has confirmed this, because of the inability to consider the violations of America in particular, because the United States of America is did not ratify the statute of this court, As well as international crimes of aggression in various regions of the world, in addition to some of the other problems and obstacles facing international criminal justice today, such as the overriding of political considerations.