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In the last ten years, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has focused most of its activities in Africa. Could this be considered as a selective criminal policy, as denounced by some African leaders arguing that the Court could be instrumentalized by the Occident through the UN Security Council? Disrepute hangs over the Court; its record appears mitigated. However, it is not discredited given its indisputable role and unprecedented struggle against impunity and its consideration of victims. To reinforce its judicial nature, the ICC must face the challenge of upholding the imperative of justice over political considerations.
