Problems of implementation of responsibility for the committing of international crimes

Abstract

The article deals with the analysis of bringing to justice for committing the following international crimes: ecocide, biocide, international terrorism, use and spread of nuclear weapons etc. It emphasizes that there is a limited list of international crimes, outlined in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which signifi cantly restricts the jurisdiction of this international body. In addition, the problems of Rome Statute of International Criminal Court’s not affecting all states (which allows some states to commit crimes without responsibility) and absence of procedural international criminal law, which are huge obstacles on the way of bringing to justice those who have committed international crimes (both individuals and governments), are observed. In view of the increased danger of such criminal acts as international crimes for the entire world community, it is stressed that more attention should be paid to fi nding the ways of overcoming existing obstacles.