Editing International Criminal Court (section)

=== Unintentional consequences ===
Research indicates that prosecutions of leaders who are culpable of international crimes in the ICC makes them less likely to peacefully step down, which can prolong conflicts and incentivize them to make continued use of mass violence.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Krcmaric|first=Daniel |title=The Justice Dilemma: Leaders and Exile in an Era of Accountability|date=2020|publisher=Cornell University Press|isbn=978-1-5017-5021-2 |jstor=10.7591/j.ctvrs90j0}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |title=The Role of Domestic Opposition and International Justice Regimes in Peaceful Transitions of Power |journal=Journal of Conflict Resolution |volume=60 |issue=7 |date=12 February 2015 |issn=0022-0027 |pages=1191–1218 |doi=10.1177/0022002714567946 |first1=Monika |last1=Nalepa |first2=Emilia Justyna |last2=Powell |author-link2=Emilia Justyna Powell |s2cid=147312685}}</ref> It is also argued that there is little evidence that international criminal prosecution practically fosters peace: "the ICC has been used as a means of intervention in ongoing conflicts with the expectation that the indictments, arrests, and trials of elite perpetrators have deterrence and preventive effects for atrocity crimes. Despite these legitimate intentions and great expectations, there is little evidence of the efficacy of justice as a means to peace".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Tiemessen |first=Alana |title=The International Criminal Court and the lawfare of judicial intervention |magazine=International Relations |volume=30 |issue=4 |date=December 2016}}</ref>