This publication contains a survey of world conflicts that occurred between 1945 and 2008 the level of victimization they produced and the subsequent postconflict justice PCJ mechanisms which were applied. It shows the scope of the problem faced by international criminal justice ICJ and how the International Criminal Court ICC needs to shape its mission and approach to address ICJ needs and expectations. ICJ is no longer the utopian topic of only 40 years ago. After World War II the Nuremberg a