Rome Statute

H.E. Mr Rodrigo Alberto Chaves Robles, President of Costa Rica, stated: “In these times of great global challenges, it is essential to have an independent and impartial International Criminal Court to guarantee that the worst international crimes do not go unpunished.

H.E. Kateřina Sequensová, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Registrar of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "the Court"), Mr Peter Lewis, signed a cooperation agreement on the protection of witnesses at the seat of the Court.

ICC hosts the Second Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar of Judges on the Rome Statute and the International Criminal Court.

Steven van Hoogstraten, Former director Carnegie Foundation examine the general mood is that perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine should be held to account in a court of law, more precisely at the International Criminal Court in the Hague.

International Criminal Court judges held their annual judicial retreat at the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human rights.

the objective of ending impunity for the gravest crimes under international law and providing justice to victim

The Ukraine Accountability Conference today marked an important moment in our collective efforts to deliver justice for alleged international crimes.

The International Criminal Court will organise an online conference as part of the Court’s activities for the 20th anniversary.

The international community made a commitment to justice for victims of these most serious crimes by adopting the Rome Statute in 1998. The Statute created the International Criminal Court (ICC) for prosecuting those responsible for these crimes and provided for a Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) to make the funds of the convicted persons and additional voluntary contributions available for the benefit of the victims.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, member of the first Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims at the International Criminal Court The Trust Fund for...