International Criminal Court
A permanent court in The Hague that tries individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression, when national courts cannot or will not.
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Judicial divisions
Worth knowing
- The Court works alongside national courts and steps in only if they are unable or unwilling to act.
- The Prosecutor investigates. The Court's jurisdiction depends on the state concerned having joined the Rome Statute, or on a referral by the UN Security Council.
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African Court on Human and Peoples' RightsArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBangladeshBelgiumBrazilCanadaChileChinaColombiaCzechiaDenmarkEgyptEngland and WalesEuropean Court of Human RightsEuropean UnionFinlandFranceGermanyGhanaGreeceHong KongIndiaIndonesiaInter-American Court of Human RightsInternational Court of JusticeIranIrelandIsraelItalyJapanKenyaMalaysiaMexicoNetherlandsNew ZealandNigeriaNorwayPakistanPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaScotlandSingaporeSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanThailandTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesUnited StatesVietnam
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