The creation of an International Criminal Court to prosecute human rights violators has been a long-standing goal of international civil society. The precedent was set with the Nuremberg Trials, but the court's first Chief Prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, faces controversy and criticism as he lays charges against the President of Sudan.
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The concept of an International Criminal Court to hold human rights violators accountable has been a long-standing objective of global activists, with the Nuremberg Trials serving as a landmark precedent.