International Relations 101 Full Course - International Relations 101: The Justice Dilemma

In 1998, two major events happened in international law. First, the states agreed to form the International Criminal Court. Second, former Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet was arrested in the United Kingdom, with courts applying the "universal jurisdiction" doctrine. This lecture explores the consequences of those changes to the international system. As intended, they have deterred leaders from committing atrocities. But they have also made those already culpable less inclined to give up power, and it's possible that universal jurisdiction might cause leaders to commit atrocities. 0:00 Atrocities and Crimes against Humanity 0:35 The International Criminal Court 0:57 Augusto Pinochet and Universal Jurisdiction 2:07 Culpable Dictator Incentives 4:04 Non-Culpable Dictator Incentives 5:14 The Culpability Game 6:48 When Exile Is Credible 8:20 When Exile Is Not Credible Photo of the ICC licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 International: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en Photo of Pinochet licensed under CC BY 2.0 Chile: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/cl/deed.en