Highlights from the Office of the Chief State Law Advisor (International Law)

Abstract

International law scholars will remember December 2017 for two significant events, which, while having their roots in the World War II, will resonate on the continuum of the history of international law for many decades to come. First, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) closed its doors in December 2017. Second, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Assembly of States Parties (ASP) resolved to activate the court’s jurisdiction over the crime of aggression.