ABSTRACT

International justice is available to victims of state-perpetrated violence in different forms including prosecutions at the International Criminal Court, international criminal tribunals and assistance provided by the United Nations – a form of justice that is often considered outside the scope of "official" court systems at the international level. The International Criminal Court was created in June 2002 by the Rome Statute and currently hears cases brought against those most responsible for committing genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Like the International Criminal Court, there has been considerable scholarship on International Criminal Tribunals as mechanisms for the administration of justice at the international level. The United Nations is comprised of six main organs each of which has its own goals and functions. The six organs are the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship, the Secretariat, the General Assembly, the Security Council, and the International Court of Justice.