17 July is the Day of International Criminal Justice. It marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute on 17 July 1998, the founding treaty of the ICC, which seeks to protect people from genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the …
The Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ("the Assembly") held its eighteenth session from 2 to 6 December 2019 at the WorldForum Convention Center in The Hague. The Assembly was attended by States Parties, …
On 12 October 2016, the Parliament of the Republic of Burundi voted in support for a plan to withdraw its country from the Rome Statute ("Statute"), the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court ("ICC"). Taking note of this decision, the …
On 26 June 2016 the State of Palestine deposited its instrument of ratification of the amendments to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression. The State of Palestine thus became the thirtieth State to have ratified the amendments on the crime of …
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands will officially open the permanent premises of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court") during a ceremony hosted by the ICC President, Judge Silvia Fernández, and H.E. Mr Sidiki Kaba, …
Today, 14 December 2015, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has finalized its move into its new, permanent premises , located at Oude Waalsdorperweg 10, 2597 AK, The Hague, the Netherlands. The ICC required a functional purpose-built premises to …
Today, 18 November 2015, the President and the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court") presented the Court's annual report to the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute ("ASP" or "Assembly") during the Assembly's 14 th …
The President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, H.E. Mr Sidiki Kaba, welcomes the deposit by Switzerland on 10 September 2015 of the instruments of ratification of the amendments to the Statute on …
On 13 August 2015, H.E. Mr. Sidiki Kaba, President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute ("the Assembly") of the International Criminal Court ("the Court"), traveled to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to meet with H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, …
In the framework of his activities to promote the cooperation of States with the International Criminal Court, the President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute ("the Assembly") of the International Criminal Court ("the Court"), H.E. Mr. …
Today, 11 March 2015, the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), sitting in a plenary session, elected Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi (Argentina) as President of the Court for a three-year term with immediate effect. Judge Joyce Aluoch …
Building on the many years of continuing dialogue between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the legal profession and civil society, the ICC is today, 27 October 2014, holding its first sub-regional Seminar of Counsel and the Legal Profession in …
On 6 and 7 October 2014, the President of the Assembly of States Parties ("the Assembly"), H.E. Ms. Tiina Intelmann visited Ukraine, a State not Party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ("the Court"), for high-level consultations on …
On 15 May 2014, the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Sang-Hyun Song, and the President of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute, H.E. Ms. Tiina Intelmann, spoke at a Seminar on the Kampala Amendments held in …
Today, 12 December 2013, the new judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Geoffrey A. Henderson (Trinidad and Tobago) was sworn in at a ceremony held at the seat of the Court in The Hague (Netherlands). He was elected during the twelfth session …
The President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute (“the President”), H.E. Tiina Intelmann, welcomed the deposit of the instruments of ratification of the amendments to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression by Belgium on 26 November …
On 23 November the Assembly of States Parties (the Assembly) elected Mr. Geoffrey A. Henderson (Trinidad and Tobago) as judge of the ICC, with a term that will run until 10 March 2021. At the same meeting the Assembly also elected by consensus the …
Speaking in Gulu, Northern Uganda, the President of the Assembly of States Parties (“the President”), Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, recalled that the International Criminal Court had been established with the aim of fighting against impunity for the most …
The President of the Assembly of States Parties (“the Assembly”), Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, visited Geneva 27 and 28 May 2013. The President met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, and with the Vice-President of …
The President of the Assembly of States Parties (“the Assembly”), Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, visited Strasbourg on 23 April 2013. President Intelmann met with members of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the …
On Friday, 12 April 2013, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Sang-Hyun Song and President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, Ambassador Tiina Intelmann addressed a meeting of the Juridical and Political …
Speaking in New York, the President of the Assembly of States Parties, Ambassador Tiina Intelmann noted the declaration by Ukraine under Article 12(3) of the Rome Statute, accepting the exercise of jurisdiction by the Court. Recalling previous decisions …
The Hague - At a reception on occasion of the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims on 20 March 2013, the newly elected Chair Mr Motoo Noguchi announced that the Planethood Foundation donated $ 50,000 in support of the …
On 18 March 2013, the International Criminal Court (ICC) held a ceremony to welcome Côte d’Ivoire as the 122nd State Party to the Rome Statute – the Court’s founding treaty. The Statute will enter into force for Côte d’Ivoire on 1 May 2013. In a …
On 8 March 2013 the President of the Assembly of States Parties (“the Assembly”), Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, witnessed the solemn undertaking of Mr. James Stewart, the new Deputy Prosecutor of the Court, which was held in open court, in the presence of …