The relationship between the security council and the international criminal court

Intensive warfare during the early 20th century served as the main reason why international entities created institutions which functioned to minimize conflict impacts. Institutions had different roles among themselves because some generated absolute rules to stop conflicts but others evaluated and punished guilty parties who broke these rules. All institutions regardless of their diverse purposes must collaborate to create a common goal that includes bringing immediate conflict resolution and establishing lasting peace accompanied by prevention strategies. The Security Council exists since 1945 when the UN along with five other institutions formed as one of its primary establishments. The United Nations Security Council appeared for three main functions: international security maintenance alongside security peace maintenance and national relations development. The Security Council possesses various powers through which it aims to achieve its set goals by implementing economic sanctions and establishing maritime blockades and conducting military operations when international law violates. Following an evaluation that international decisions and state sanctions failed to control conflicts the international community formed the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a means to prosecute international offenders. In this way, the ICC became an auxiliary arm of the Security Council, as imposing penalties on individuals specifically may have a stronger impact than sanctions imposed on states in general.