Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Legal Studies

Chapter

International Context

Question:

Assertion: The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a tribunal set up through the Rome Statute in 2002 with the purpose of prosecuting criminals for 4 major crimes.
Reasoning: The ICC has extensive jurisdiction over the ICJ with regards to certain issues pertaining to criminal matters listed under the Rome Statute.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Correct Answer:

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Explanation:

The ICC has limited jurisdiction over the ICJ with regards to certain issues pertaining to criminal matters listed under the Rome Statute. The divide is similar to the divide of civil and criminal courts in the domestic context however, the jurisdiction of the ICC is more restricted than that of ordinary criminal courts.