Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

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Organization:
United Nations
Adopted:
17 July 1998 (Rome, Italy)
Entered into force:
1 July 2002
Document source:
Abstract:
an International Criminal Court is hereby established. It shall be a permanent institution and shall have the power to exercise its jurisdiction over persons for the most serious crimes of international concern

Contents:

Preamble
Part 1: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COURT
Article 1: The Court
Article 2: Relationship of the Court with the United Nations
Article 3: Seat of the Court
Article 4: Legal status and powers of the Court
Part 2: JURISDICTION, ADMISSIBILITY AND APPLICABLE LAW
Article 5: Crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court
Article 6: Genocide
Article 7: Crimes against humanity
Article 8: War crimes
Article 9: Elements of Crimes
Article 10
Article 11: Jurisdiction ratione temporis
Article 12: Preconditions to the exercise of jurisdiction
Article 13: Exercise of jurisdiction
Article 14: Referral of a situation by a State Party
Article 15: Prosecutor
Article 16: Deferral of investigation or prosecution
Article 17: Issues of admissibility
Article 18: Preliminary rulings regarding admissibility
Article 19: Challenges to the jurisdiction of the Court or the admissibility of a case
Article 20: Ne bis in idem
Article 21: Applicable law
Part 3: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW
Article 22: Nullum crimen sine lege
Article 23: Nulla poena sine lege
Article 24: Non-retroactivity ratione personae
Article 25: Individual criminal responsibility
Article 26: Exclusion of jurisdiction over persons under eighteen
Article 27: Irrelevance of official capacity
Article 28: Responsibility of commanders and other superiors
Article 29: Non-applicability of statute of limitations
Article 30: Mental element
Article 31: Grounds for excluding criminal responsibility
Article 32: Mistake of fact or mistake of law
Article 33: Superior orders and prescription of law
Part 4: COMPOSITION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE COURT
Article 34: Organs of the Court
Article 35: Service of judges
Article 36: Qualifications, nomination and election of judges
Article 37: Judicial vacancies
Article 38: The Presidency
Article 39: Chambers
Article 40: Independence of the judges
Article 41: Excusing and disqualification of judges
Article 42: The Office of the Prosecutor
Article 43: The Registry
Article 44: Staff
Article 45: Solemn undertaking
Article 46: Removal from office
Article 47: Disciplinary measures
Article 48: Privileges and immunities
Article 49: Salaries, allowances and expenses
Article 50: Official and working languages
Article 51: Rules of Procedure and Evidence
Article 52: Regulations of the Court
Part 5: INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION
Article 53: Initiation of an investigation
Article 54: Duties and powers of the Prosecutor with respect to investigations
Article 55: Rights of persons during an investigation
Article 56: Role of the Pre-Trial Chamber in relation to a unique investigative opportunity
Article 57: Functions and powers of the Pre-Trial Chamber
Article 58: Issuance by the Pre-Trial Chamber of a warrant of arrest or a summons to appear
Article 59: Arrest proceedings in the custodial State
Article 60: Initial proceedings before the Court
Article 61: Confirmation of the charges before trial
Part 6: THE TRIAL
Article 62: Place of trial
Article 63: Trial in the presence of the accused
Article 64: Functions and powers of the Trial Chamber
Article 65: Proceedings on an admission of guilt
Article 66: Presumption of innocence
Article 67: Rights of the accused
Article 68: Protection of the victims and witnesses and their participation in the proceedings
Article 69: Evidence
Article 70: Offences against the administration of justice
Article 71: Sanctions for misconduct before the Court
Article 72: Protection of national security information
Article 73: Third-party information or documents
Article 74: Requirements for the decision
Article 75: Reparations to victims
Article 76: Sentencing
Part 7: PENALTIES
Article 77: Applicable penalties
Article 78: Determination of the sentence
Article 79: Trust Fund
Article 80: Non-prejudice to national application of penalties and national laws
Part 8: APPEAL AND REVISION
Article 81: Appeal against decision of acquittal or conviction or against sentence
Article 82: Appeal against other decisions
Article 83: Proceedings on appeal
Article 84: Revision of conviction or sentence
Article 85: Compensation to an arrested or convicted person
Part 9: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE
Article 86: General obligation to cooperate
Article 87: Requests for cooperation: general provisions
Article 88: Availability of procedures under national law
Article 89: Surrender of persons to the Court
Article 90: Competing requests
Article 91: Contents of request for arrest and surrender
Article 92: Provisional arrest
Article 93: Other forms of cooperation
Article 94: Postponement of execution of a request in respect of ongoing investigation or prosecution
Article 95: Postponement of execution of a request in respect of an admissibility challenge
Article 96: Contents of request for other forms of assistance under article
Article 97: Consultations
Article 98: Cooperation with respect to waiver of immunity and consent to surrender
Article 99: Execution of requests under articles
Article 100: Costs
Article 101: Rule of speciality
Article 102: Use of terms
Part 10: ENFORCEMENT
Article 103: Role of States in enforcement of sentences of imprisonment
Article 104: Change in designation of State of enforcement
Article 105: Enforcement of the sentence
Article 106: Supervision of enforcement of sentences and conditions of imprisonment
Article 107: Transfer of the person upon completion of sentence
Article 108: Limitation on the prosecution or punishment of other offences
Article 109: Enforcement of fines and forfeiture measures
Article 110: Review by the Court concerning reduction of sentence
Article 111: Escape
Part 11
Article 112: Assembly of States Parties
Part 12: FINANCING
Article 113: Financial Regulations
Article 114: Payment of expenses
Article 115: Funds of the Court and of the Assembly of States Parties
Article 116: Voluntary contributions
Article 117: Assessment of contributions
Article 118: Annual audit
Part 13: FINAL CLAUSES
Article 119: Settlement of disputes
Article 120: Reservations
Article 121: Amendments
Article 122: Amendments to provisions of an institutional nature
Article 123: Review of the Statute
Article 124: Transitional Provision
Article 125: Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession
Article 126: Entry into force
Article 127: Withdrawal
Article 128: Authentic texts
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