International Criminal Court investigation in Libya

In this study, decisions about the Libya investigation of the International Criminal Court, which is started with the use of the United Nations (UN) Security Council's referral power that is one of activating the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court were examined. Firstly, the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court was analyzed within the Rome Statute and the UN Convention in the scope of the conditions of admissibility and judicial cooperation for the state that is not a state party in the case of the Security Council's referral. Secondly, the background of the rebellion against the Gaddafi regime in Libya in 2011, the incidents that followed, and the resolutions of the UN Security Council on the subject, especially Resolution 1970, were examined. Then, the decisions of the International Criminal Court regarding the Libya investigation were discussed in detail. Finally, the decisions made in the Libya investigation were analyzed within the framework of the relationship between the International Criminal Court and the Security Council.