Abstract

This research sheds light on the complexities involved in implementing the principle of legality in the criminalization of international behavior, given the imperative to adhere to this principle in international criminal law as a general rule, and then not to violate it by analogy or expanding the interpretation of criminal texts in exchange for the goals and objectives sought by international criminal law. By achieving it by criminalizing and punishing international behavior, which is represented in protecting the international community from the destructive and harmful effects of the most dangerous international crimes on the entire international community, achieving international peace and security, protecting basic human rights and sustainable development in educational, economic, environmental and other fields. The research deals with - through a descriptive approach. Analytical - the basic research hypothesis, which is how to balance and reconcile the necessity of implementing the principle of legitimacy as a general principle in international criminal law and the permissibility of analogy to it, as an exception to achieve the goals and objectives of this branch of law in besieging and fighting international crimes and suppressing them. The researcher reached a set of findings and recommendations, which were included in the conclusion of the research.