International Criminal Court (ICC)

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal established in 2002 under the Rome Statute. The ICC currently has 125 member states, which are represented in the ICCs governing body, the Assembly of States Parties.

The ICC has the jurisdiction to prosecute individuals over 4 international crimes, these being: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes of aggression. It can only exercise its jurisdiction when national courts are unwilling or unable to prosecute individuals. It can also be referred situations by the United Nations Security Council, although the Court itself is not an organ of the UN. The ICC aims to hold those responsible accountable for their actions and prevent their crimes from happening again in the future.

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