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IBAHRI - IBA Human Rights Institute - IBA ICC Monitoring and Outreach Programme. International Criminal Court Act 2001. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. International Criminal Court. Prosecuting Crimes in the Name of International Justice With the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2002, the world began to fulfill the post-World War II promise of "never again.
" The ICC is the world's first permanent, international judicial body capable of bringing perpetrators to justice and providing redress to victims when states are unable or unwilling to do so. This represents a major stride for international justice. Home. International Criminal Court. The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt)[2] is a permanent international tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression (although jurisdiction for the crime of aggression[3] will not be awakened until 2017 at the earliest).[4][5] The ICC was created by the Rome Statute which came into force on 1 July 2002.[6][7] The Court has established itself in The Hague, Netherlands, but its proceedings may take place anywhere.[8] It is intended to complement existing national judicial systems, and may only exercise its jurisdiction when national courts are unwilling or unable to investigate or prosecute such crimes.
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