Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Headings: 
Key Treaties and Texts
Armed Conflict
Title: 
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Document Type: 
International Conventions and Declarations
Reference: 
U.N. Doc. A/CONF.183/9*, 2187 U.N.T.S. 90
URL: 
http://www.un.org/law/icc/statute/romefra.htm
Annotation: 
At the Rome Conference in July 1998, 160 nations voted to establish a permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) to try individuals for the most serious offences of global concern. The crimes under the jurisdiction of the ICC include genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Statute entered into force on July 1, 2002. The ICC Statute is important because it explicitly provides for the prosecution of gender crimes such as rape and sexual violence under the umbrella of "crimes against humanity." WHRR Users may also be interested in the ICC website more generally which includes other documents about the ICC and the website of the Women's Caucus for Gender Justice that is available through the "links" division of the Women and Armed Conflict section.