Rome Statute

Rome Statute, a statute establishing the International Criminal Court

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Parties and signatories of the Statute   State party   Signatory that has not ratified   State party that subsequently withdrew its membership   Signatory that subsequently withdrew its signature   Non-party, non-signatory
Drafted	17 July 1998
Signed	17 July 1998[1]
Location	Rome, Italy[1]
Effective	1 July 2002[2]
Condition	60 ratifications[3]
Signatories	137[2]
Parties	125[2]
Depositary	UN Secretary-General[1]
Languages	Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish[4]
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The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC).^[5] It was adopted at a diplomatic conference in Rome, Italy on 17 July 1998^[6][7] and it entered into force on 1 July 2002.^[2] As of October 2024, 125 states are party to the statute.^[8] Among other things, it establishes court function, jurisdiction and structure.

The Rome Statute established four core international crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Those crimes "shall not be subject to any statute of limitations".^[9] Under the Rome Statute, the ICC can only investigate and prosecute the four core international crimes in situations where states are "unable" or "unwilling" to do so themselves.^[10] The jurisdiction of the court is complementary to jurisdictions of domestic courts. The court has jurisdiction over crimes only if they are committed in the territory of, by a national of, or on a vessel registered under a state party or a non-party that has accepted the jurisdiction of the Court; or if the United Nations Security Council makes a referral.^[11] The provisions on the crime of aggression did not take effect until after it was defined at the 2010 Kampala Conference.