Establishment an international prison in order to Execution of criminal sentences of the International Criminal Court

However, the punishment of imprisonment has become the main response of domestic and international arsenals; But now one of the most important challenges facing the International Criminal Court is how to enforce its sentences, and especially the execution of imprisonment.according to the Statute of the Court, imprisonment is carried out through voluntary agreements with the receiving countries and in the domestic prisons of each country. Of course, the court itself has a special detention center in The Hague, where the defendants are kept until they are sentenced and transferred to the target prison. It seems that the principle of independence of the Court requires the creation of a new mechanism in the execution of its imprisonment sentences; What is more, the receiving countries, due to lack of focus, distinction in services and quality of prisons, and cultural and linguistic differences, can not fully meet the objectives of the imprisonment sentence imposed by the Court. This article, while addressing the concept, background and reasons of imprisonment and how to implement this punishment in the international penal system, with a forward-looking approach, seeks to prove the necessity of establishing an international prison. From the authorschr('39')...