What is ICC?

ICC, founded by the 1998 contracts, is the highest criminal court in the world.

Has jurisdiction to explore and try people for what he describes as “the most severe crimes that are concerned“World: War Crimes, Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and Crime of Aggression. But the Court I can’t implement their judgments and relies on its Member States to retain people who have been charged with crimes.

The court draws its jurisdiction from the Roman statute, a contract ratified of 125 countries. The statute officially obliges its signatories to arrest the requested person entering their soil, but members do not always fulfill.

The court is headquartered in The Hague, a Dutch city that is the center of international law and justice. The International Court of Justice is also based there, resolving civic disputes between countries and is part of the United Nations.

ICC cannot try any suspect in absence. Instead, it relies on the Member States to execute their judgments with actions such as the arrest, freezing of the property and the surrender of suspects in The Hague, where the ICC has custody.

Former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippine is currently in custody of the ICC after being The Philippine authorities arrested in March under charges of crimes against humanity.

Which countries are not members of the court?

Some of the world’s most powerful countries, including the United States, China, Russia, India and Israel, They are not members judgment. They do not respect his arrest warrants or surrender their citizens for criminal persecution.

Hungary would be the first European Union country to withdraw from court. According to the Roman Statute, the decision of Hungary would not enter into force for a year.

“Hungary is obliged to cooperate with the ICC,” Fadi El Abdallah, a court spokesman, said on Thursday.

Burundi AND Philippines They both withdrew from the court, in response to the ICC prosecutor who opened the investigation against their leaders. The court said that Mr. Duterte was prosecuted because the criminal offense for which the accused happened before the withdrawal of his country came into force, although his lawyers challenged the claim.

Who persecuted ICC?

The court says he has issued 60 arrest warrants.

About half of these people are “as a whole”, like Mr. Netanyahu. Others are or dead, as Colonel Muammar El-Qadafiformer Libya leader, or detained Mr. Duterte.

Israel and Gaza

In November the court issued an arrest warrant for The leaders of Israel and Hamas. On the Israeli side, the order was for Mr. Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoava Gallant.

The court also issued a warrant for Muhammad Deifa, the Hamas leader, who was later killed in an Israeli strike.

Russia

Court Issued arrest orders issued For President Vladimir V. Putin and another Russian official in 2023. This claimed that both were breaking the criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children after a full Russian invasion in Ukraine 2022. She also issued an arrest warrant for four other Russian officials.

Mr. Putin was the first to visit the ICC Member State in September, but the country, Mongoliathey were warmly greeted with Red carpet.

Kenya

William Ruto, President, was charged in 2011 crimes against humanity and other offense related to post-exhibition violence In 2007 and 2008, the court dismissed the case in 2016.

Sudan

Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who was Great as president In 2019 after three decades in power, he is the subject of court orders in 2009 and 2010 for crimes in the Western region of Darfur. He traveled to South Africa in 2015 in a default ICC order but he was not arrested there.

ICC also accused other Sudanese officials of Darfur crimes.

Mr. al-Bashir is also facing Fees in Sudan This applies to the 1989 national blow, which pushed him to power. If convicted, he could receive a death sentence or life in prison for these charges.