ULUSLARARASI CEZA MAHKEMESİ VE DEVLETLERİN EGEMENLİĞİ ÜZERİNE ULUSAL EGEMENLİK ODAKLI BİR İNCELEME

The idea that began to evolve in the Middle Ages, of prosecuting individuals who commit international crimes, was shelved as a result of the elevation of sovereign immunity over international law, and this notion of sovereign immunity caused the killing of thousands of people by their own sovereigns. Activation of the International Criminal Court on 1 July 2002, which was a great step in the evolution of international criminal law and international humanitarian law, intensified the debates about the concept of sovereignty and it is often alleged that the court is inconsistent with national sovereignty. The aim of this article is to analyze the relationship between the International Criminal Court and state sovereignty.