Consequences of the policy on international criminal justice

Complexities and issues that have been addressed by the policy

This policy has tried to on torture and has left others aside; it should be given credit on certain issues since the world has become a better place to live in. With the endorsement of this policy other treaties have come up in order to enhance the same, this has made many countries which are signatory to this convention to enrich their bill of rights, since torture falls under this jurisdiction.

The convention has also addressed the issue of immigration in that; immigrants who are in foreign countries cannot be subjected to torture and other inhumane acts by their host countries. It is important to note that any person who orders or allows torture to take place is liable to imprisonment (Cowin 2003, 54).

This policy has also addressed the issue of torture against suspected terrorist in some extent, although this issue needs further redress. This is true because some countries have enacted a bill on terrorism which denies victims good access to law and to some to be forcefully interrogated.

The policy has fall short of addressing the issue of war crimes; in that many military and some political leaders use torture in order to be popular among the people. Some of these military leaders force people or detainee to stay nude in public, placing of sacks on heads of detainees and electric shocks and some even deny the detainees food and water (Sienho 2004, 87).

Consequences of the policy on international criminal justice system

This policy has reinforced the rights of all accused people; that they are innocent until proven guilty by the court of law. This automatically rules out the forceful confessions by the accused, the accused are also entitled to confront the accusers and has the protection of double jeopardy (Cowin 2003, 35). It is also important to note that since the signing of this policy, the victims in the are enabled to argue and present their views in front of the judges. In the past, this was done through a legal representative.

It was through the ratification of this policy that it was found important to start an international criminal court in order to deal with certain issues of torture without discriminating the victims or being impartial. Without this court, many cases would go without being mentioned and the victims would leave without the justice they require (Morten 2003, 45).

This convention now ensures accused persons are well represented in the international court system, since the court is deemed to be just and neutral compared to the . The policy has also helped minimize international crimes which are connected to torture; this has been enabled by the formation of the international court. This has made people who were committing crimes and to retract their steps (Ratner 2006, 56-76).