1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

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Full Title	1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Short Title / Abbreviations	ICC Statute/Rome Statute
CIL Subject Classification	International Law Documents Penal Matters
Citations to Text	2187 UNTS 90, 37 ILM 1002 (1998), [2002] ATS 15
Date of Adoption	17/07/1998
Place of Adoption	Rome, Italy
Secretariat / Relevant Authority	International Criminal Court
Dispute settlement provisions	Part 13 ‘Final Clauses’ Article 119 ‘Settlement of Disputes’: “1. Any dispute concerning the judicial functions of the Court shall be settled by the decision of the Court. 2. Any other dispute between two or more States Parties relating to the interpretation or application of this Statute which is not settled through negotiations within three months of their commencement shall be referred to the Assembly of States Parties. The Assembly may itself seek to settle the dispute or may make recommendations on further means of settlement of the dispute, including referral to the International Court of Justice in conformity with the Statute of that Court.”
Depository	United Nations Secretary-General
Annexes	–
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Date of Entry into Force	01/07/2002
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Part 13 ‘Final Clauses’ Article 126 ‘Entry into Force’: “1. This Statute shall enter into force on the first day of the month after the 60th day following the date of the deposit of the 60th instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 2. For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Statute after the deposit of the 60th instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Statute shall enter into force on the first day of the month after the 60th day following the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.”
General Status	123 Parties (as of 18/08/2021)
Links to Current Status/Reservations	International Criminal Court United Nations Treaty Collection
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia	Signature 23/10/2000 Ratification 11/04/2002
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia	Accession 04/03/2019 Withdrawal of Letter of Accession 29/04/2019
Myanmar
Philippines	Signature 28/12/2000 Ratification 30/08/2011 Notification of Withdrawal 17/03/2018 Date of Effect of Withdrawal 17/03/2019
Singapore
Thailand	Signature 02/10/2000
Vietnam
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument	2016 Amendment to Article 124 of the Rome Statute
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External Links	International Criminal Court accessed on 18/08/2021
Additional Information	“The text of the Rome Statute reproduced herein was originally circulated as document A/CONF.183/9 of 17 July 1998 and corrected by procès-verbaux of 10 November 1998, 12 July 1999, 30 November 1999, 8 May 2000, 17 January 2001 and 16 January 2002. The amendments to article 8 reproduce the text contained in depositary notification C.N.651.2010 Treaties-6, while the amendments regarding articles 8 bis, 15 bis and 15 ter replicate the text contained in depositary notification C.N.651.2010 Treaties-8; both depositary communications are dated 29 November 2010. The table of contents is not part of the text of the Rome Statute adopted by the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court on 17 July 1998. It has been included in this publication for ease of reference.”