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A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing the permanent international court in The Hague, to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
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Rome Statute
1998 international treaty establishing the International Criminal Court
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). It was adopted at a diplomatic conference in Rome, Italy, on 17 July 1998 and it entered into force on 1 July 2002. As of January 2025, 125 states are…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
International Criminal Court
Intergovernmental organization and international tribunal
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. Established in 2002 under the multilateral Rome Statute, the ICC is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
The Hague
City and municipality in the Netherlands
The Hague is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Genocide
Intentional destruction of a people
Genocide is violence that targets individuals because of their membership of a group and aims at the destruction of a people. Raphael Lemkin, who coined the term, defined genocide as "the destruction of a nation or of an ethnic group" by means such as "the disintegration of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Crimes against humanity
Concept in international law
Crimes against humanity are certain serious crimes committed as part of a large-scale attack against civilians. Unlike war crimes, crimes against humanity can be committed during both peace and war and against a state's own nationals as well as foreign nationals. Together with…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
War crime
Individual act constituting a violation of the laws of war
A war crime is a violation of the laws of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility for actions by combatants in action, such as intentionally killing civilians or intentionally killing prisoners of war, torture, taking hostages, unnecessarily destroying civilian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Crime of aggression
Aggressive use of state military force that violates the Charter of the United Nations
A crime of aggression or crime against peace is the planning, initiation, or execution of a large-scale and serious act of aggression using state military force. The definition and scope of the crime is controversial. The Rome Statute contains an exhaustive list of acts of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)