Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court

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The Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court defines the categories of serious international crimes, the circumstances, and the persons over which the Court is legally empowered to exercise its authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aspect of international criminal law
legal concept
aimsAt ending impunity for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole
appliesTo crime of aggression
crimes against humanity
genocide
natural persons
war crimes
basedOn consent of States Parties to the Rome Statute
canBeAcceptedBy non-State Party through ad hoc declaration under Article 12(3) of the Rome Statute
definedBy Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court NERFINISHED
distinguishedFrom universal jurisdiction of national courts
doesNotApplyTo acts committed before 1 July 2002
legal persons
excludes persons under 18 years of age at the time of the alleged crime
exercisedBy International Criminal Court NERFINISHED
governedBy Article 11 of the Rome Statute NERFINISHED
Article 12 of the Rome Statute NERFINISHED
Article 13 of the Rome Statute NERFINISHED
Article 15 of the Rome Statute NERFINISHED
Article 17 of the Rome Statute NERFINISHED
Article 5 of the Rome Statute NERFINISHED
hasComponent personal jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
subject-matter jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
temporal jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
territorial jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
influences state practice in domestic implementation of international crimes
interpretedBy International Criminal Court Appeals Chamber NERFINISHED
International Criminal Court Pre-Trial Chambers NERFINISHED
limitedBy United Nations Security Council referral rules
consent of states parties
non-retroactivity of the Rome Statute
principle of complementarity
linkedTo membership of a state in the Rome Statute system
mayBeTriggeredBy State Party referral
United Nations Security Council referral
proprio motu investigation by the Prosecutor
mayExtendTo crimes referred by the United Nations Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the UN Charter
nationals of non-States Parties under certain conditions
relatedTo universal jurisdiction debates in international law
requires crime committed on territory of a State Party or by a national of a State Party
that national jurisdictions are unwilling or unable genuinely to prosecute
requiresForAggression prior determination of an act of aggression by the United Nations Security Council or alternative procedure under the Rome Statute
subjectTo limitations and opt-outs regarding the crime of aggression
limitations on retroactive activation of the crime of aggression amendments
temporalScopeStartsOn 1 July 2002

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Resolution RC/Res.3 subjectMatter Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
Resolution RC/Res.3 concerns Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
this entity surface form: Conditions for the exercise of jurisdiction by the International Criminal Court