The Agreement On Privileges And Immunities of the International Criminal Court

The purpose of this Essay is to examine the provisions of the Agreement and provide the reader with hopefully useful background information on how compromises that enabled delegates to finalize the Agreement were reached. The hope is that this will augur well for a better understanding of the Agreement by filling some of the gaps that may be apparent from a cursory reading of the Agreement. The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not in anyway bind delegates that negotiated the Agreement