First, watch the videos below.Type your answers out in a Word document first. Proofread your answers before you post them to check for grammatical errors and to make sure that your answers are well written (with complete sentences and thoughtful explanations that make sense). Your postings should be at least 300 words. Remember to support your answers by including information from the videos, module, textbook, and additional resources that you find. When you use information from sources, you need to cite them. Use in-text citations within your posting and include a list of your sources at the bottom of your posting. Use MLA format for your citations. For further guidance on citing sourcesPreview the document and a grading rubric for your discussionsPreview the document, click on the blue links. There is also a rubric attached to this assignment for your reference. You can find this rubric when you click on the 3 bullet points in the grey box at the top right corner of the assignment heading. It will say “Show Rubric”.
Videos:
The ICC in 3 minutes (Links to an external site.)
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The Court – Inside the International Criminal Court (1/5) (Links to an external site.)
The Court – Inside the International Criminal Court (1/5)
What Is The Hague And How Powerful Is It? (Links to an external site.)
What Is The Hague And How Powerful Is It?
Is The International Criminal Court Effective? (Links to an external site.)
Is The International Criminal Court Effective?
ICC #MoreJustWorld – Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute (Links to an external site.)
ICC #MoreJustWorld – Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute
Thomas Lubanga case study – Inside the International Criminal Court (4/5) (Links to an external site.)
Thomas Lubanga case study – Inside the International Criminal Court (4/5)
ICC finds Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda guilty of war crimes | DW News (Links to an external site.)
ICC finds Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda guilty of war crimes | DW News
US – For the 1st time, ICC set its sights on the United States’ action in Afghanistan and elsewhere (Links to an external site.)
US – For the 1st time, ICC set its sights on the United States’ action in Afghanistan and elsewhere
Could there be a war crimes investigation in Afghanistan? – BBC Newsnight (Links to an external site.)
Could there be a war crimes investigation in Afghanistan? – BBC Newsnight
Did The U.S. Commit A War Crime By Killing Civilians? (Links to an external site.)
Did The U.S. Commit A War Crime By Killing Civilians?
US faces investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan (Links to an external site.)
US faces investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan
How can the ICC investigate possible war crimes in Afghanistan? | Inside Story (Links to an external site.)
How can the ICC investigate possible war crimes in Afghanistan? | Inside Story
Trump authorizes sanctions on ICC staff investigating US war crimes in Afghanistan (Links to an external site.)
Trump authorizes sanctions on ICC staff investigating US war crimes in Afghanistan
https://news.yahoo.com/icc-not-deterred-us-coercion-085854537.html (Links to an external site.)
Questions:
What is the ICC? What is its jurisdiction (Links to an external site.) (when, where, who, what the court can prosecute)?
Why is the international criminal court important? What role does it play in fighting human rights violations?
Is the ICC effective? What are the challenges to the powers of investigation and prosecution of the ICC?
What are some examples of cases the ICC has successfully prosecuted?
Why is the ICC considering investigating the US? What human rights violations have been committed in this case?
What is the US government’s reaction to the ICC’s investigation into it for war crimes?