Non-cooperation

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Article  112(2)(f)  of  the  Rome Statute  provides  that  "the Assembly shall consider pursuant to article 87, paragraphs 5 and 7, any question relating to non-cooperation".

At its tenth session,  the Assembly of States Parties adopted the  "Assembly Procedures relating to non-cooperation"                 

I. Assembly procedures relating to non-cooperation
 
ICC-ASP/10/Res.5 as amended by ICC-ASP/11/Res.8, annex I and ICC-ASP/17/Res.5, annex II
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II. Tool kit on non-cooperation
 
ICC-ASP/15/31/Add.1 as revised by ICC-ASP/17/31, annex III
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III. Reports of the Bureau on non-cooperation
  Paragraph 14, sub-paragraph (e) of the Procedure on non-cooperation calls on the Bureau to report on the outcome of any activities it undertook with regard to non-cooperation, including any recommendations for action.
    2012, ICC-ASP/11/29 - English | Español | Français | عربي   
  2013, ICC-ASP/12/34 - English | Español | Français | عربي 
  2014, ICC-ASP/13/40 - English | Español | Français | عربي   
  2016, ICC-ASP/15/31 - English | Español | Français | عربي   
ICC-ASP/15/31/Add1 - English | Español | Français | عربي 
  2017, ICC-ASP/16/36 - English | Español | Français |  عربي   
  2018, ICC-ASP/17/31 - English | Español | Français | عربي   
  2019, ICC-ASP/18/23 - English | Español | Français | عربي   
  2020, ICC-ASP/19/23 - English | Español | Français | عربي   
  2021, ICC-ASP/20/23 - English | Español | Français | عربي
  2022, ICC-ASP/21/33 - English | Español | Français |  عربي
  2023, ICC-ASP/22/35 -  English | Español | Français |  عربي

                
IV. Focal Points on non-cooperation
Paragraph 16 of the Assembly procedures on non-cooperation, amended in 2012 by ICC-ASP/11/Res.8, annex I and in 2018 by ICC-ASP/17/Res.5, annex II, calls for the appointment of four or, if so requested by the President of the Assembly, five focal points on non-cooperation from among all States Parties, on the basis of equitable geographical representation.
                    
At its 6 March 2024 meeting, the Bureau appointed Mexico, Sierra Leone, Vanuatu as non-cooperation focal points for their respective regional groups. The President serves ex officio as focal point for his region. On 1 May 2024, the Bureau appointed Poland from the Eastern European Group.
 
The focal points are appointed on an ad country mandate, which implies that the respective countries are engaged at high diplomatic and political levels in New York, The Hague, capitals and where appropriate, in other embassies.

      
 V. Communications received by the Assembly or the Security Council, related to non-cooperation pursuant to the Rome Statute
 

Article 87(7) of the Rome Statute provides that "Where a State Party fails to comply with a request to cooperate by the Court contrary to the provisions of this Statute, thereby preventing the Court from exercising its functions and powers under this Statute, the Court may make a finding to that effect and refer the matter to the Assembly of States Parties or, where the Security Council referred the matter to the Court, to the Security Council."
Article 87(5)(b) of the Rome Statute provides that "Where a State not party to this Statute, which has entered into an ad hoc arrangement or an agreement with the Court, fails to cooperate with requests pursuant to any such arrangement or agreement, the Court may so inform the Assembly of States Parties or, where the Security Council referred the matter to the Court, the Security Council."

   
 (a) Situation in Darfur, Sudan
 

Case Title of document ICC document SC document
Prosecutor v.
Ahmed Harun
and
Ali Kushayb
Decision informing the United Nations Security Council about the lack of cooperation by the Republic of Sudan1 

1  This decision was only transmitted to the Security Council.		 ICC-02/05-01/07-57
(25 May 2010)		 S/2010/265
(1 June 2010)
Prosecutor v.
Omar
Al Bashir		 Decision informing the United Nations Security Council and the Assembly of the States Parties to the Rome Statute about Omar Al-Bashir's recent visit to the Republic of Chad ICC-02/05-01/09-109
(27 August 2010)		 S/2010/456
(31 August 2010)
Prosecutor v.
Omar
Al Bashir		 Decision informing the United Nations Security Council and the Assembly of the States Parties to the Rome Statute about Omar Al-Bashir's presence in the territory of the Republic of Kenya ICC-02/05-01/09-107
(27 August 2010)		 S/2010/456
(31 August 2010)
Prosecutor v.
Omar
Al Bashir		 Decision informing the United Nations Security Council and the Assembly of the States Parties to the Rome Statute about Omar Al-Bashir's recent visit to Djibouti ICC-02/05-01/09-129
(12 May 2011)		 S/2011/318
(19 May 2011)
Prosecutor v.
Omar
Al Bashir		 Decision Pursuant to Article 87(7) of the Rome Statute on the Failure by the Republic of Malawi to Comply with the Cooperation Requests Issued by the Court with Respect to the Arrest and Surrender of Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir ICC-02/05-01/09-139-Corr
(13 December 2011)		 S/2012/9
(9 January 2012)
Prosecutor v.
Omar
Al Bashir		 Decision pursuant to article 87(7) of the Rome Statute on the refusal of the Republic of Chad to comply with the cooperation requests issued by the Court with respect to the arrest and surrender of Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir ICC-02/05-01/09-140-tENG
(13 December 2011)		 S/2012/8
(9 January 2012)
Prosecutor v.
Omar
Al Bashir		 Decision on the Non-compliance of the Republic of Chad with the Cooperation Requests Issued by the Court Regarding the Arrest and Surrender of Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir ICC-02/05-01/09-151
(26 March 2013)		 S/2013/229
(15 April 2013)
Prosecutor v.
Omar
Al Bashir		 Decision on the Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Regarding Omar Al Bashir’s Arrest and Surrender to the Court ICC-02/05-01/09-195
(9 April 2014)		 S/2014/297
(24 April 2014)
Prosecutor v.
Omar
Al Bashir		 Decision on the Prosecutor’s Request for a Finding of Non-Compliance Against the Republic of the Sudan ICC-02/05-01/09-227
(9 March 2015)
Prosecutor v. Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein Decision on the Prosecutor's Request for a finding of non-compliance against the Republic of the Sudan ICC-02/05-01/12-33
(26 June 2015)		  
The Prosecutor v. Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain Decision on the Prosecution's Request for a Finding of Non-Compliance ICC-02/05-03/09-641
(19 November 2015)
Prosecutor v.
Omar
Al Bashir		 Decision on the non-compliance by the Republic of Djibouti with the request to arrest and surrender Omar Al-Bashir to the Court and referring the matter to the United Nations Security Council and the Assembly of the State Parties to the Rome Statute ICC-02/05-01/09-266-ENG
ICC-02/05-01/09-266-FRA
(11 July 2016)		 S/2016/716
(15 August 2016)
Prosecutor v.
Omar
Al Bashir		 Decision on the non-compliance by the Republic of Uganda with the request to arrest and surrender Omar Al-Bashir to the Court and referring the matter to the United Nations Security Council and the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statute ICC-02/05-01/09-267-ENG
ICC-02/05-01/09-267-FRA
(11 July 2016)		  
Prosecutor v.  Omar Al Bashir Decision under article 87(7) of the Rome Statute on the non-compliance by Jordan with the request by the Court for the arrest and surrender or Omar Al-Bashir ICC-02/05-01/09 -309-ENG
ICC-02/05-01/09 -309-FRA
(11 December 2017) 		  
Prosecutor v. Omar Al Bashir Judgement in the Jordan Referral re Al-Bashir Appeal ICC-02/05-01/09-397-Corr-ENG
ICC-02/05-01/09-397-Corr-FRA
(6 May 2019)

   
 (b) Situation in Kenya
 

Case Title of document ICC document SC document
Prosecutor v. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta
Second decision on Prosecution's application for a finding of non-compliance under Article 87(7) of the Statute  

           		 ICC-01/09-02/11-1037-ENG
(19 September 2016)		  

   
 (c) Situation in Libya
 

Case Title of document ICC document SC document
Prosecutor v. Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi
Decision on the non-compliance by Libya with requests for cooperation by the Court and referring the matter to the United Nations Security Council  

           		 ICC-01/11-01/11-577-ENG
(10 December 2014)		 S/2014/953
(30 December 2014)

 

 (d) Situation in Ukraine
 

Case Title of document ICC document SC document
None (Situation only)

Finding under article 87(7) of the Rome Statute on the non-compliance by Mongolia with the request by the Court to cooperate in the arrest and surrender of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and referral to the Assembly of States Parties


           

ICC-01/22-90 24-10-2024 
(24 October 2024)

  

 


 VI. Decisions by the Assembly

9th session, 2010
ICC-ASP/9/Res.3, para. 12 - English | Español | Français | عربي  
10th session, 2011
ICC-ASP/10/Res.5, para. 9 - English | Español | Français | عربي  
11th session, 2012
ICC-ASP/11/Res.5, para. 6 - English | Español | Français | عربي  
ICC-ASP/11/Res.8, para. 10 - English | Español | Français | عربي  
12th session, 2013
ICC-ASP/12/Res.3, para. 8 - English | Español | Français | عربي  
ICC-ASP/12/Res.8, para. 10 - English | Español | Français | عربي  
ICC-ASP/12/Res.8, annex I, para. 2(a) - English | Español | Français | عربي  
13th session, 2014
ICC-ASP/13/Res.3, para. 7 - English | Español | Français | عربي  
ICC-ASP/13/Res.5, paras. 14 and 15 - English | Español | Français | عربي  
14th session, 2015
ICC-ASP/14/Res.3, para. 6 - English | Español | Français | عربي  
ICC-ASP/14/Res.4, paras. 15, 16 and 17 - English | Español | Français | عربي  
15th session, 2016
ICC-ASP/15/Res.5, paras. 20-24 - English | Español | Français | عربي  
16th session, 2017
ICC-ASP/16/Res.6, paras. 25-29 - English | Español | Français | عربي
17th session, 2018
ICC-ASP/17/Res.5, para. 29-35 - English | Español | Français | عربي
18th Session, 2019
ICC-ASP/18/Res.6, para. 22-27 - English | Español | Français | عربي
19th Session, 2020
ICC-ASP/19/Res.6, para. 24-30 - English | Español | Français | عربي
20th Session, 2021
ICC-ASP/20/Res.5, para. 25-31 - English | Español | Français | عربي
21st Session, 2022
ICC-ASP/21/Res.2, para. 27-34 - English | Español | Français | عربي
22nd Session, 2023
ICC-ASP/22/Res.3, para. 32-39 - English | Español | Français | عربي

 

 VII. Mandates of the Assembly 

Resolution on Strengthening the International Criminal Court and the Assembly of States Parties (2023)
Resolution ICC/ASP/22/Res3, annex I, para. 3 (l)-(n) English | Español | Français | عربي

(l) requests the President of the Assembly to continue to engage actively and constructively with all relevant stakeholders in accordance with the Assembly procedures relating to non-cooperation, both to prevent instances of non-cooperation and to follow up on any matter of non-cooperation referred by the Court to the Assembly;

(m) requests that any information concerning potential or confirmed travel of persons against whom an arrest warrant has been issued be promptly shared with the Court by the focal points on non-cooperation; and

(n) requests the Bureau to continue to actively engage throughout the intersessional period with all relevant stakeholders to continue to ensure effective implementation of the Assembly procedures relating to non-cooperation and to submit a report on its activities to the Assembly at its twenty-third session;
 
VIII. Guidelines on contacts with persons who are the subject of arrest warrants or summonses issued by the International Criminal Court
  Guidelines setting out the policy of the United Nations Secretariat on contacts between United Nations officials and persons who are the subject of arrest warrants or summonses issued by the Court, as annexed to a letter dated 3 April 2013 by the Secretary General of the United Nations to the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Security Council (A/67/828–S/2013/210) 
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IX. Press Releases and Statements by the Court and by the President of the Assembly 

Date Source Title
01/12/2010 Chambers ICC - Pre-Trial Chamber I requests the cooperation of the Central African Republic to execute the warrants of arrest of Omar Al Bashir
12/12/2011 Chambers Pre-Trial Chamber I informs the United Nations Security Council and the Assembly of States Parties about Malawi’s non-cooperation in the arrest and surrender of Omar Al Bashir
13/12/2011 Chambers Pre-Trial Chamber I informs the United Nations Security Council and the Assembly of States Parties about Chad’s non-cooperation in the arrest and surrender of Omar Al Bashir
12/06/2012 Assembly of States
Parties		 President of the Assembly on Malawi’s decision regarding cooperation with the ICC
18/02/2013 Assembly of States
Parties		 President of the Assembly regrets visit of Sudanese President to Chad
16/07/2013 Assembly of States
Parties		 President of the Assembly calls upon the Government of Nigeria to respect its obligations under the Rome Statute
16/07/2013 Chambers Pre-Trial Chamber II requests Nigeria to immediately arrest Omar Al Bashir
18/09/2013 Chambers Al Bashir case: ICC Judges invite the US to arrest the suspect and surrender him to the Court
26/02/2014 Assembly of States
Parties		 President of the Assembly calls upon the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to respect its obligations under the Rome Statute
10/04/2014 ICC Presidency ICC informs the United Nations Security Council and the Assembly of States Parties about DRC’s non-cooperation in the arrest and surrender of Omar Al Bashir
10/12/2014 Chambers Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi Case: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I issues non-compliance finding for Libyan Government and refers matter to UN Security Council
09/03/2015 Chambers Pre-Trial Chamber II informs the United Nations Security Council about Sudan’s non-cooperation in the arrest and surrender of Omar Al Bashir
26/06/2015 Chambers ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II refers to the UNSC Sudan’s non-cooperation and failure to arrest Mr Abdel Raheem Hussein
12/07/2016 Chambers Al Bashir case: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II finds non-compliance of Uganda and Djibouti; refers matter to ASP and UN Security Council
19/09/2016 Chambers ICC Trial Chamber V(B) refers non-cooperation of the Kenyan Government to the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute
11/12/2017 Chambers Al-Bashir Case: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II decides to refer Jordan's non-cooperation to the ASP and UNSC
06/05/2019 Chambers Al-Bashir Case: ICC Appeals Chamber confirms Jordan's non-cooperation but reverses the decision referring it to the ASP and UNSC

 

 X. Social Media 

Social media is used widely by the office of the President of the Assembly to receive and confirm information about potential incidents of non-cooperation, and to notify and encourage stakeholders to join efforts to prevent instances of non-cooperation.
@PASPKaukoranta

 

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Assembly of States Parties