Inside Story - Former DR Congo leader faces trial

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More than two years after his arrest, the trial of DR Congo's former vice-president, Jean-Pierre Bemba, has finally begun at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Bemba faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. So wha i's the significance of this trial? How effective is the international criminal court as a custodian of justice?