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Crimes prosecuted at ICC

International Court can't prosecute crimes committed before July 1, 2002

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by MANNY ANYANGO

News11 September 2023 - 15:35
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In Summary


  • The Court operates under a treaty - The Rome Statute - which was adopted on July 17, 1998, and would enter into force almost four years later.

The Court operates under a treaty - The Rome Statute - which was adopted on July 17, 1998, and would enter into force almost four years later.

This means that any crime that was committed before the treaty became operational on July 1, 2002, does not fall in the ICC's jurisdiction.

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