Controversial world court gets first prosecutor

Despite continued opposition from the United States, the International Criminal Court installed its first prosecutor today, paving the way for investigations into alleged perpetrators of war crimes across the world.

Argentine human rights lawyer Luis Moreno Ocampo, who gained renown for his prosecutorial work against the former military dictatorship of his country in the 1980s, took an oath before the court’s 18 judges during a public court session at the Peace Palace in The Hague.