By any measure, the ICC has gotten off to a strong start in generating global support and demonstrating its potential to address the problem of official impunity for serious international crimes. But it also has encountered charges of politicization, and it is still learning, as an institution, how to exercise effectively its jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
无论如何，国际刑事法院已经在争取国际支持方面开了个好头，同时在某些犯下严重国际罪行的政府官员逍遥法外这个问题上，法院也显示了自己解决问题的潜力。但它同时也遭到了指责，认为其背后实际上受政治操纵的。而作为一个机构，法院一直在努力学习如何有效地在对种族灭绝，反人类罪和战争罪方面行使管辖权。