The International Criminal Court (French: Cour pénale internationale; commonly referred to as the ICC or ICCt) is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression (although it cannot currently and will in no way before 2017 be able to exercise jurisdiction over the crime of aggression).
It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of th...
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The International Criminal Court (French: Cour pénale internationale; commonly referred to as the ICC or ICCt) is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression (although it cannot currently and will in no way before 2017 be able to exercise jurisdiction over the crime of aggression).
It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, entered into force—and it can only prosecute crimes committed on or after that date. The Court's official seat is in The Hague, Netherlands, but its proceedings may take place anywhere.
As of January 2012, 120 states are states parties to the Statute of the Court, including all of South America, nearly all of Europe and roughly half the countries in Africa. The Statute will enter into force for its 120th state party, Vanuatu, on 1 February 2012. A further 32 countries, including Russia, have signed but not...
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