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International Criminal Court (ICC)
Context
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Sergei Shoigu, the former Russian defence minister, and leading Russian general Valery Gerasimov on Tuesday for alleged crimes committed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
About:
- ICC is the world’s first permanent international criminal court.
- It is governed by an international treaty called 'The Rome Statute'.
- ICC is not a UN organization but is has a cooperation agreement with the United Nations.
- Headquarters:The Hague, the Netherlands.
- Jurisdiction:The Rome Statute, grants the ICC jurisdiction over four main crimes:
- The crime of Genocide
- Crimes against Humanity
- War crimes
- Crime of Aggression
- Membership:Most countries on Earth – 123 of them – are parties to the treaty, but there are very large and notable exceptions, including Russia, India and the US. And, for that matter, Ukraine.
- Ukraine also is not a member of the international court, but it has granted it jurisdiction over its territory
Rome Statute
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