Execution of Judgments of the International Criminal Court in the Context of un Security Council Resolutions

The relevance of the study is due to the persistent difficulties in enforcing the decisions of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as well as the increasing politicization of international law enforcement mechanisms and the declining effectiveness of international criminal justice. In this context, the role of the United Nations Security Council in referring situations to the jurisdiction of the ICC becomes particularly significant.
The aim of the study is to identify the legal and institutional limitations of the United Nations Security Council's participation in ensuring the enforcement of decisions of the International Criminal Court.
The article analyzes the nature of state obligations arising from Security Council referrals, the influence of political factors on the execution of ICC arrest warrants, and the role of the doctrine of immunities in the interaction between judicial and political bodies of international justice.
The study demonstrates that Security Council referrals create a special regime of international cooperation that is formally binding but lacks independent enforcement mechanisms. It is shown that the existing model of interaction between the ICC and the United Nations contributes to the institutional legitimization of the Court's activities but does not guarantee the effective implementation of its decisions.

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