The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established by the Rome Statute and tries people for the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression
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Do the ICC and ICJ (UN) have different definitions or different standards for burden of proof on Genocide?
There are two international,
ICC: International Criminal Court
ICJ (UN): International Court of Justice
These two courts both claim global jurisdiction over charges of genocide. Regardless of one lacking enforcement, do they both accept the same…
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Can Netanyahu use sovereign or diplomatic immunity as his defence to evade the arrest warrant issued by the ICC?
I listened to some experts, and I think the answer is no. But I'm not sure why.
By the way, I'm not sure if it's more relevant "sovereign immunity" or "diplomatic immunity". Answers are welcome for each case.
EDIT: I did some research, and even if…
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What implications does the signatory and ratification status bring to the Rome Statute?
Wikipedia has a map of the Rome Statue with signatories and ratification,
My question is about the significance of these status points. What does it mean to be signatory, and ratifier and what obligations and responsibilities comes with that? What…
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What is the legal basis for France to not execute ICC arrest warrants?
Factual background
(This question handles the same topic but asks different questions.)
Background: on November 22, 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) published arrest warrants for various individuals suspected of international law…
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How are ICC judges assigned to each case?
Is it randomly or by some rotating roster?
In particular, at the pre-trial hearing (transcript in English, YouTube), why was a French-speaking (Romanian) judge (Iulia Antoanella Motoc) assigned to the case (even though Duterte is perfectly fluent in…
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Do ICC warrants apply when someone wanted flies over a signatory country?
According to this article about Netanyahu visiting Hungary, ICC signatory states are technically supposed to arrest Netanyahu if he visits their country, but some have said they would and some have said they wouldn't.
Does the same apply to…
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Is it true that the International Criminal Court can only bring a state to trial if that state accepts the court’s jurisdiction over them?
Article 36 of the ICJ Statute appears to say that a country can voluntarily assent to having the ICJ have jurisdiction over them for the purposes of some trial.
https://www.icj-cij.org/statute
I am trying to confirm that the ICJ is not able to…
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Why innocence don't matter within State's justice system, according to the late US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia?
"Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached." - Antonia Scalia ( 1936 - 2016)
Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a guilty verdict properly reached. - courts everywhere, as of April 2025
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