Signal ICC secured only eight convictions in 17 years

Summary

The report presents the International Criminal Court as an institution struggling to deliver results. The ICC has obtained just eight convictions over 17 years, which the report attributes mainly to weak cases and limited resources. Internal bureaucracy is named as a further obstacle. Because its judges were each trained in their own national legal systems, they can fail to agree on how new laws should be applied. The report treats such problems as factors limiting the capacity of major international institutions to promote peace and cooperation. Funding shortages, geopolitical deadlock and unequal representation are listed alongside them as further constraints.