International Criminal Court

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The International Criminal Court ( ICC ) was created on 1 July 2002. [1] It investigates and punishes people for genocide , crimes against humanity , and war crimes . It is sometimes called the ICC or the ICCt .

The ICC's main office is in The Hague in The Netherlands . It has smaller offices in New York City , Kampala , Kinshasa , Bunia , Abeche and Bangui . [2]

The ICC is different from the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The main difference is that ICJ settles arguments between countries, but the ICC punishes people.

Members [ change | change source ]

A map of the world, with the member-countries of the International Criminal Court in green

On 1 January 2008, 105 countries were members of the ICC. [3] These countries have a duty to help the ICC.

Nearly all the countries in Europe and South America are members, and about half the countries in Africa are members. Only a few countries in Asia have joined.

What kind of crimes does the ICC investigate? [ change | change source ]

The ICC can normally only investigate three kinds of crime: [4]

  • Crimes that were committed in member-countries
  • Crimes that were committed by people from member-countries
  • Crimes that the United Nations Security Council wants the ICC to investigate

The ICC can only investigate crimes that happened after 1 July 2002. It can only open a case when national courts are not able to or do not want to. If a national court is investigating or prosecuting a case, the ICC is not allowed to. [5]

Who does what? [ change | change source ]

The ICC's main office in The Hague

There are 18 judges in the ICC. [6] They all come from member-countries of the ICC. [7] No two judges can come from the same country. [7]

The prosecutor 's job is to investigate crimes. If he finds evidence that a person did something wrong, he asks the judges to start a trial .

The ICC is managed by an "Assembly of States Parties". [8] [9] The Assembly elects the judges and the prosecutor. [9] Each ICC member-country has one vote in the Assembly. [9]

Cases [ change | change source ]

The ICC has opened investigations in four places: Northern Uganda , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Central African Republic and Darfur . [10]

The ICC has arrested three people. They are all from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Thomas Lubanga is accused of using children to make war. [11] Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui are both accused of murder , sexual slavery , using children to make war , and other crimes. [12] [13]

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References [ change | change source ]

  1. ↑ Amnesty International (11 April 2002). The International Criminal Court ? a historic development in the fight for justice Archived 2007-10-27 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 9 January 2008.
  2. ↑ International Criminal Court (2007). ICC Newsletter 17 . Retrieved on 9 January 2008.
  3. ↑ International Criminal Court (2007). The States Parties to the Rome Statute . Retrieved on 9 January 2008.
  4. ↑ Articles 12 & 13 of the Rome Statute. Retrieved on 9 January 2008.
  5. ↑ Article 17 of the Rome Statute. Retrieved on 9 January 2008.
  6. ↑ International Criminal Court. Chambers . Retrieved on 9 January 2008.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Article 36 of the Rome Statute. Retrieved on 9 January 2008.
  8. ↑ International Criminal Court. Assembly of States Parties . Retrieved on 9 January 2008.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Article 112 of the Rome Statute. Retrieved on 9 January 2008.
  10. ↑ International Criminal Court (2007). Situations and Cases . Retrieved on 9 January 2008.
  11. ↑ International Criminal Court (17 March 2006). First arrest for the International Criminal Court Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 9 January 2008.
  12. ↑ International Criminal Court (18 October 2007). Second arrest: Germain Katanga transferred into the custody of the ICC . Retrieved on 9 January 2008.
  13. ↑ International Criminal Court (7 February 2008). Third detainee for the International Criminal Court: Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui . Retrieved on 14 February 2008.
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