Zbrodnie i kara… Odpowiedzialność osób fizycznych przed Międzynarodowym Trybunałem Karnym
Crime and Punishment… The Responsibility of Natural Persons before the International Criminal Court

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses both the origins and the contemporary approach to the responsibility of natural persons in the sight of public international law. The responsibility of natural persons for the most serious crimes of international concern is neither a common issue nor one based on centuries of rich codification. Therefore, the establishment of the International Criminal Court in 2002 as the first permanent international court adjudicating against individuals should be viewed positively. Unfortunately, the functioning of this body, and above all the effectiveness of its actions raise many doubts.

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