I rapporti fra Nazioni Unite e Corte penale internazionale nella prassi del Consiglio di sicurezza in situazioni di conflitto

The article analyzes the relations between the Security Council and the International Criminal Court. It thus focuses on the referral, drawing its main elements not only as a instrument of international justice but also of conflict resolution. In particular the author takes under examination the cases of the failed referral on the Syrian situation and the two adopted referrals on Darfur and Libya. Finally, some considerations is made on the debated possibility to refer the situation in the territories under the control of the ISIL.