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[78] Major provisions of the ASPA blocked U.S. funding of the ICC and required the U.S. "to enter into agreements with all ICC signatory states to shield American citizens abroad from ICC jurisdiction, under the auspices of Article 98 of the Rome Statute," which bars the ICC "from prosecuting individuals located on the territory of an ICC ...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) 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 Rome Statute outlines the ICC's structure and areas of jurisdiction. The ICC can prosecute individuals (but not states or organizations) for four kinds of crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. These crimes are detailed in Articles 6, 7, 8, and 8 bis of the Rome Statute, respectively. They must ...
As of January 2025, 125 states [a] are parties to the Statute of the Court, including all the countries of South America, nearly all of Europe, most of Oceania and roughly half of Africa. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Burundi and the Philippines were member states, but later withdrew effective 27 October 2017 [ 3 ] and 17 March 2019, [ 4 ] respectively.
5 November 2006 Chile — 26 September 2011: 26 October 2011 Colombia: 18 December 2003: 15 April 2009: 15 May 2009 Congo, Democratic Republic of the — 3 July 2007: 2 August 2007 Costa Rica: 16 December 2002: 28 April 2011: 28 May 2011 Croatia: 23 September 2003: 17 December 2004: 16 January 2005 Cyprus: 10 June 2003: 18 August 2005: 17 ...
Lebanon's caretaker cabinet voted on Friday to instruct the foreign affairs ministry to file a declaration with the ICC accepting the court's jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute crimes ...
For similar reasons, the United States will provide no support in recognition to the International Criminal Court. As far as America is concerned, the ICC has no jurisdiction, no legitimacy, and no authority. The ICC claims near-universal jurisdiction over the citizens of every country, violating all principles of justice, fairness, and due ...
A 2006 co-operation agreement between the EU and ICC also obliges the EU and its members to assist the ICC, particularly by handing over classified information to the court. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] Examples of this cooperation already include supporting the ICC in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Darfur , the latter including the EU Satellite ...