Seeking Global Reform: The United Nations Security Council, the International Criminal Court, and Emerging Nations

This essay first discusses the notion of global justice in an effort to locate and define the debates about the ICC and the current world order. It then draws upon an interview with Professor Emeritus of International Law at Maastricht University and head of the Dutch delegation to the Rome Conference, Theo van Boven. As a fundamental actor in the negotiations representing the Dutch interests, this interview will provide a detailed background about the Rome Statute negotiations and early controversies on the role of the Security Council. To demonstrate the Security Council’s detrimental influence on the Court, the essay examines the ways in which the Council manipulated judicial mechanisms in the case of Darfur through Resolution 1593. Finally, the essay will assess the role emerging nations might play in reshaping global justice.

The Macalester International Journal Vol. 30, Article 10. 2012

The Macalester International Journal includes volumes that publish selected papers from the Macalester International Roundtable and from the Macalester College Faculty Development International Seminars. The Roundtable, an intellectual festival convened each October, is an occasion for serious conversations across the College on topics of transnational significance.