International Criminal Court (ICC)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a permanent tribunal established on July 1, 2002 to prosecute individuals who have committed (after that date) the following crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression. Its official Court is in The Hague, Netherlands. 122 states are ‘state parties’ to the Statute of the Court, which means that they have ratified or acceded to the Rome Statute that established the ICC. These states are obliged to refrain from acts which are not consistent with the purpose of the treaty and to turn over any of its citizens wanted for trial by the ICC. The court has jurisdiction over any state party or national of a state party suspected of committing any of the above crimes.
