International Criminal Court | |
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 Parties and signatories of the Rome Statute State party
Signatory that has not ratified
State party that subsequently withdrew its membership
Signatory that subsequently withdrew its signature
Not a state party, not a signatory | |
| Seat | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Working languages | |
| Official languages[1] | |
| Member states | 125 |
| Leaders | |
| Tomoko Akane | |
| Rosario Salvatore Aitala | |
| Reine Alapini-Gansou | |
| Karim Ahmad Khan | |
| Osvaldo Zavala Giler | |
| Establishment | |
• Rome Statute adopted | 17 July 1998 |
• Entered into force | 1 July 2002 |
Website www.icc-cpi.int | |
The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt)[2] is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression. The ICC is distinct from the International Court of Justice, an organ of the United Nations that hears disputes between states.
Established in 2002 pursuant to the multilateral Rome Statute, the ICC is considered by its proponents to be a major step toward justice,[3] and an innovation in international law and human rights.[4] However, it has faced a number of criticisms. Some governments have refused to recognise the court's assertion of jurisdiction, with other civil groups also accusing the court of bias, Eurocentrism and racism.[5] Others have also questioned the effectiveness of the court as a means of upholding international law.
- ^ "The International Criminal Court: An Introduction". Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
The official languages of the ICC are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish and the working languages are currently English and French.
- ^ The International Criminal Court is sometimes abbreviated as ICCt to distinguish it from several other organisations abbreviated as ICC.[citation needed] The more common abbreviation ICC is used here.
- ^ "International Criminal Court | Definition, History, Purpose, & Facts". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Dancy, Geoffrey Thomas (14 May 2021). "The hidden impacts of the ICC: An innovative assessment using Google data". Leiden Journal of International Law. 34 (3): 729–747. doi:10.1017/S0922156521000194. ISSN 0922-1565. S2CID 236571212.
- ^ Allo, Awol (28 July 2018). "The ICC's problem is not overt racism, it is Eurocentricism". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 23 February 2022.