Is International Court of Justice Effective? History Thesis Proposal

Is the International Court of Justice Effective?
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Many arguments have come across raising significant concerns on whether the International court of justice (ICC) is effective or not in solving disputes in the international community. I have decided to conduct this study after a painstaking research on its effectiveness considering several factors. Therefore, this research proposal will briefly addresses the ineffectiveness of the international court of justice (ICC) in settling international disputes.
I have decided to research on this topic after realizing that most international disputes are not settled professionally and according to the law. Also, most international disputes are not solved on judicial basis but on the basis of the supremacy of the concerned state. Additionally, this research topic will be relevant to my course because it relates to the justice system, which is a central theme in my course of study.
My main research question will be why the United Nations decided to form the ICC to settle international disputes yet it does not live to the core mandate of its formation. Justice in the view of this court is not effective as far as the international community is concerned. Evidently, the formation of ICC does not bring out the effectiveness which it should portray regarding settling of international disputes and, therefore, its formation was fruitless.
Moreover, the use of ICC as the international tool of justice proves its ineffectiveness through its limited jurisdiction. This has resulted into a controversy with some states advocating the jurisdiction to be optional while others want it to be compulsory. This made the court to allow the subordinate states to settle their cases within their own courts, something which made some countries reluctant with the international laws because they have the power to manipulate their own courts and making the ICC ineffective and thus should be abolished.
Works Cited
Barnes, Gwen P. "The International Criminal Court’s Ineffective Enforcement Mechanisms: The Indictment of President Omar Al Bashir." Fordham International Law Journal, 2011: 1584-1613.
This article highlights the ineffectiveness of the International Criminal Justice based on the case of Omar Al Bashir. This article was chosen because it directly delves into the functions of the ICC and explicating some of its failures and weaknesses as far as Al Bashir’s case is concerned. Omar Al Bashir made huge international headlines due to his supposed criminal activities against humans. Despite the fact that Ethiopia is a signatory of the Rome Statute, Al Bashir was supposed to face justice but the way the case was handled shows how ineffective and unreliable the ICC can be.
Phooko, Moses Retselisitsoe. "How Effective the International Criminal Court Has Been: Evaluating the Work and Progress of the International Criminal Court." Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law: Vol. 1 : Iss. 1 , A...