International criminal justice, and in particular the ICC, has been overburdened by the unrestrained idealism underlying the ambitions inscribed in its fundaments. However, the resulting acts of legal development have not been without value. On the contrary, it is only when idealism sharpens our view on reality that progress can be achieved. Striving to gradually strengthen international criminal justice is therefore worthwhile. Our best bet is to seek to understand where shortcomings in the existing system are grist to the mill for cynicism and to look for opportunities to make international criminal justice more credible in the eyes of victim populations. The question of how much criminal justice the world can afford is the wrong question to ask. Rather, we should be asking whether the international community, if it is still concerned about establishing trust and peace among nations, can afford to do away with international criminal justice.

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国际刑事司法的价值：世界可以承受多少国际刑事司法？

国际刑事司法，尤其是国际刑事法院，因其基本目标所蕴含的无拘无束的理想主义而不堪重负。然而，由此产生的法律发展行为并非没有价值。恰恰相反，唯有理想主义使我们对现实的看法更加敏锐，才能取得进步。因此，努力逐步加强国际刑事司法是值得的。我们最好的办法是设法了解现有系统中的哪些缺陷是犬儒主义的主要来源，并寻找机会使国际刑事司法在受害者群体眼中更加可信。世界能够承担多少刑事司法的问题是一个错误的问题。相反，我们应该问国际社会是否，