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AbstractArticle 6 of the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights protects the right to life. Meanwhile, Article 6(2) stipulates an exception where death penalty may only be imposed for the 'most serious crimes.' The Human Rights Committee had previously provided that 'most serious crimes' exclude other crimes which do not result in loss of life regardless of how severe the crime may be, including—crimes that threaten national security. In this regard, this Article will attempt to explore the scope of 'most serious crimes' by means of interpretation and margin of appreciation. IntisariPasal 6 Kovenan Internasional tentang Hak Sipil dan Politik melindungi hak untuk hidup. Sementara itu, Pasal 6 (2) menetapkan pengecualian di mana hukuman mati hanya dapat dikenakan untuk 'kejahatan paling serius.' Komite Hak Asasi Manusia sebelumnya menetapkan bahwa 'kejahatan paling serius' mengecualikan kejahatan lain yang tidak mengakibatkan hilangnya nyawa terlepas dari seberapa parah kejahatan itu, termasuk — kejahatan yang mengancam keamanan nasional. Dalam hal ini, Pasal ini akan mencoba untuk mengeksplorasi ruang lingkup 'kejahatan paling serius' dengan cara interpretasi dan margin of appreciation.

The success of the International Criminal Court is highly determined by cooperation from States. The Court lacks an enforcement mechanism and has to rely on the cooperation of State and non State-Party in the arrest and surrender of the perpetrators of crimes under its jurisdiction. It is undeniable that without State Cooperation, the Court will encounter great difficulty to conduct its proceedings. United Nations Security Council possesses specific role in the enforcement of State Cooperation, however, such role is very limited — and even ineffective, since the Court is a treaty-based International Criminal Tribunal, meaning that it is independent, and it shall not bound third State without its consent. Finally, this article will highlight both the implementation of the responsibilities to cooperate under international law, as well as State willingness to cooperate with the Court in practice thus far, and also the power of Security Council in the enforcement of State Cooperation in the International Criminal Court.