Corruption as a crime against humanity and investigation the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court to hear it

Today, corruption is recognized as one of the most important obstacles to political and economic development. Despite many efforts to combat this phenomenon, so far no suitable and effective solution has been found to combat it.Due to the Widespread prevalence of corruption among human societies and the spread of poverty, injustice, lack of rule of law and lack of good governance as definite effects and consequences of corruption on the one hand and the inefficiency of existing national and international mechanisms to combat it on the other hand, for prevention the impunity of corrupters whose effects and consequences of their behaviors are no less than those of war criminals, one of the most effective ways to combat corruption, Citing the Statute of the ICC and extending its jurisdiction over this crime.The existence of many commonalities between corruption and crimes against humanity, as well as attention to some articles of the Statute, indicate that at the time of drafting it, Consciously used phrases that will cover any crime that may occur in the future and affect humanity conscience, but it is not on the list of crimes against humanity .By this means would compensate a legal vacuum in the punishment of newfound Crimes such as corruption Which have been formed as a result of new social requirements and relations and have the same effects and consequences as the other crimes mentioned in the article 7 of the statute.