On 23 September 2016, Chile and The Netherlands deposited their instrument of ratification of the amendments to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression, thus bringing the total number of ratifications to 32. Both countries also ratified the amendment …
The Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“the Assembly”) opened its resumed thirteenth session at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands which will last from 24 to 25 June 2015. At its fourteenth …
The President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, warmly welcomed the deposit on 25 September 2014 of the instruments of ratification of the 2010 amendments to the Rome Statute of Latvia, by H.E. Mr. Edgards …
From 18 to 21 August, the President of the Assembly of States Parties ("the Assembly"), H.E. Tiina Intelmann visited Brazil, one of the largest States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ("the Court"), for high-level …
In New York on 17 July 2014, the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations hosted an event to commemorate the Day of International Criminal Justice, titled "The United Nations and the International Criminal Court: Partners of Shared Values." The …
From 10 to 13 June 2014, high level officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC or the Court), the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute (ASP) and the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) will participate in the Global Summit to End Sexual …
The International Criminal Court (ICC) held a ceremony on 1 April 2015 at the seat of the Court in The Hague (the Netherlands) to welcome the State of Palestine as the 123rd State Party to the Rome Statute, the ICC's founding treaty. During the ceremony, …
On 31 January 2014, the President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, opened and addressed the first meeting of the Working Group on the Fight Against Impunity in …
The Hague - The services provided by the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) and its partners to over 110,000 victims, their families and their communities already greatly contribute to the Rome Statute’s endeavour to ensure justice for victims. This conclusion …
Today, 10 April 2014, marks the entry into force of an agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium and the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the interim release of detainees on the Belgian territory pursuant to decisions of the Chambers …
The Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ("the Assembly") held its fifteenth session from 16 to 24 November 2016 at the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague. The Assembly was attended by States Parties, …
Today, 2 June 2016, the International Criminal Court (ICC) held a ceremony at the new permanent premises of the Court in The Hague (the Netherlands) to welcome El Salvador as the 124th State Party to the Rome Statute, the ICC's founding treaty. During the …
The 14 th Annual TFV Board of Directors Meeting took place in The Hague from 18 – 21 April 2016 with the four newly elected members. They reaffirmed the TFV's mission to respond to harm, support victims in regaining dignity, hope and leading their lives …
The President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute ("the Assembly"), Minister Sidiki Kaba ("the President) welcomed the deposit by the Republic of El Salvador, on 3 March 2016, of the instrument of accession to the Rome Statute of the …
On 24 November 2015, the President of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or the "Court"), Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, and the ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda addressed a special plenary session at the Assembly of States Parties ("ASP" or the …
The President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute ("the Assembly") of the International Criminal Court ("the Court"), H.E. Mr. Sidiki Kaba, undertook, on 11 and 12 August 2015, an official visit to Kenya to meet with the country's …
In light of information regarding a possible travel to South Africa of Mr. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir, President of Republic of Sudan, to participate in the 25 th Summit of the African Union, the President of the Assembly of States to the Rome Statute of …
Today, 10 March 2015, six new judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) were sworn in at a ceremony held at the seat of the Court in The Hague (Netherlands). Judges Marc Perrin de Brichambaut (France), Piotr Hofmański (Poland), Antoine Kesia-Mbe …
The President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, warmly welcomed the deposit on 14 November 2014 of the instrument of ratification of the 2010 amendments to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression by San …
On 10 July 2014, an event commemorating 17 July as the Day of International Criminal Justice was held in The Hague (Netherlands). The speakers, who included the Presidents of the International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Tribunal for the …
On 28 November 2013 the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“the Assembly”) concluded its twelfth session in The Hague. The Assembly adopted eight resolutions by consensus: on the 2014 budget, on permanent …
On September 20, 2013 the President of the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court (“the President”), Tiina Intelmann, sent a letter to the Chairperson of the African Union, H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, and the Chairperson of the …
In light of the visit of the President of Sudan, Mr. Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir to Abuja, Nigeria, from 14-16 July 2013, the President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, …
From 8 to 9 July 2013 the President of the Assembly of States Parties (“the President”), Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, visited The Hague. During her visit she delivered opening remarks at the official event marking the celebrations of the Day of …
Today, 8 July 2013, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights H.E. Navi Pillay delivered a keynote lecture to mark International Criminal Justice Day in The Hague, The Netherlands. Quoting Nelson Mandela, who said that “Things always seem …