Difference between revisions of "International Criminal Court"
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | The International Criminal Court (French: Cour Penal Internationale; commonly referred to as the ICC) is an independent, permanent tribunal, seated in the Hague, Netherlands. The ICC tries individuals accused of the most serious crimes of international concern, such as crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes. The Court came into existence on July 1, 2002, the date that it's founding treaty the Rome Statute of the ICC, joined by 111 countries, entered into force <ref>http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Legal+Texts+and+Tools/Official+Journal/Rome+Statute.htm </ref> . As such, the ICC cannot prosecute crimes committed on or after that date. | + | The International Criminal Court (French: Cour Penal Internationale; commonly referred to as the ICC) is an independent, permanent tribunal, seated in the Hague, Netherlands. The ICC tries individuals accused of the most serious crimes of international concern, such as crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes. The Court came into existence on July 1, 2002, the date that it's founding treaty the Rome Statute of the ICC, joined by 111 countries, entered into force <ref> http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Legal+Texts+and+Tools/Official+Journal/Rome+Statute.htm </ref>. As such, the ICC cannot prosecute crimes committed on or after that date. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
