High expectations but also a sense of mistrust and fear accompanied the foundationof the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2002. There was much debateabout its relationships with member and non-member states, its investigationsand trials and its political impact on violent conflicts and on their managementby the international community. Caroline Fehl tracks and analyses the evolutionof the political dynamics that have shaped the ICC´s work to date, focusing inparticular on the time period after 2005. She identifies four key political problemsthe court has contended with since its foundation and considers whether theyhave deepened or lessened over time. Based on her analysis, she concludes witha series of policy recommendations.
