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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.
The ICC has no jurisdiction over the United States or Israel, as neither country is party to the Rome Statute or a member of the ICC. Neither country has ever recognized the ICC's jurisdiction, and both nations are thriving democracies with militaries that strictly adhere to the laws of war.
Nine out of the ten situations which the ICC has investigated were in African countries. [24] [25] In June 2009, several African states, including Comoros, Djibouti, and Senegal, called on African states parties to withdraw en masse from the statute in protest against the indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. [26]
Neither the US nor Israel have ratified the 1998 Rome Statute that created the tribunal and none of the two countries recognize the ICC. The treaty created the ICC, which is based in The Hague ...
As of January 2025, 125 states [a] are parties to the Statute of the Court, including all the countries of South America, nearly all of Europe, most of Oceania and roughly half of Africa. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Burundi and the Philippines were member states, but later withdrew effective 27 October 2017 [ 3 ] and 17 March 2019, [ 4 ] respectively.
The ICC application is a separate matter to, for example, court cases demanding an arms embargo against Israel or South Africa's attempts at the International Court of Justice to seek a halt to ...
Dark green: States parties to the Agreement Light green: States that have ratified but for which the Agreement is not yet in force Orange: Signatories that have not ratified
A group of House Democrats is urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) to rescind arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defense minister as Congress is poised to ...