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The story of ICL, Thorne told his students, is a story of evolution born from tragedy.

The classroom at the Hague Academy of International Law was silent, save for the distant chime of the Peace Palace clock. Professor Elias Thorne stood before a whiteboard where three words were written in bold, black ink: An Introduction to International Criminal Law a...

Thorne explained that ICL focuses on four specific categories of crimes that are so grave they affect the international community as a whole. The story of ICL, Thorne told his students,

In response to the atrocities in Rwanda (ICTR) and the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the UN created temporary courts. These trials proved that even heads of state could be held accountable. The story of ICL