In a world of sovereign nation-states, each with their own legal and political systems, is there value to having an international criminal court invested with the power to try individuals for offenses like genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and aggression? It is a question worth revisiting as the world hurtles toward another catastrophic war. Emerging from the horrors of World War II, victors and victims set up special war tribunals to investigate, pinpoint responsibility, and pass judgment on those who made the crucial decisions that led to such atrocities.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/162127/a-court-of-last-resort

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