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The ICC has publicly indicted 67 people. Proceedings against 34 are ongoing: 30 are at large as fugitives and four are on trial. Proceedings against 33 have been completed: three are serving sentences, seven have finished sentences, four have been acquitted, seven have had the charges against them dismissed, four have had the charges against them withdrawn, and eight have died before the ...
The Rome Statute is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court, an international court that has jurisdiction over certain international crimes, including genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes that are committed by nationals of states parties or within the territory of states parties.
International courts are formed by treaties between nations, or under the authority of an international organization such as the United Nations—this includes ad hoc tribunals and permanent institutions, but excludes any courts arising purely under national authority.
International Criminal Court (7 C, 29 P) ... Special Tribunal for Lebanon (2 C, 1 P) T. International criminal law treaties (8 C, 21 P) W. War crimes trials (7 C, 20 P)
The Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC) elects a president and two vice-presidents of the assembly to serve three-year terms. [1]In December 2004, the Assembly's Bureau established two working groups based in the two main locations relevant to its work, The Hague and New York.
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), also referred to as the Lebanon Tribunal or the Hariri Tribunal, is a tribunal of international character [1] [2] applying Lebanese criminal law [3] under the authority of the United Nations to carry out the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for 14 February 2005 assassination of Rafic Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister, and the ...
An international court is an international organization, or a body of an international organization, that hears cases in which one party may be a state or international organization (or body thereof), and which is composed of independent judges who follow predetermined rules of procedure to issue binding decisions on the basis of international law.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide , crimes against humanity , war crimes , and the crime of aggression .