Investigation of crimes against humanity in the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

Crime against humanity has been defined and described at various times and in numerous international documents. According to the developments that have taken place, today the word in its modern sense includes widespread and organized attacks aimed at opposing any civilian population, knowingly with the intention of causing great suffering or severe damage to the body or integrity. It takes place physically and mentally. This article seeks to address the issue of crime against humanity and its meaning before the founding of the United Nations and after the formation of this global organization, as well as developments in the statute of ad hoc interim courts, including the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals and beyond. It should be addressed in the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. Examining the meaning of this term in the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and analyzing the legal element of this crime in accordance with the provisions of this Statute is not left out. Finally, the eleven material elements contained in Article 7 of this document should be analyzed