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International Criminal Court (ICC)
URL: http://www.icc-cpi.int/

Description:
The ICC is "an independent, permanent court that tries persons accused of the most serious crimes of international concern, namely genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes." Contains background about the court and its founding treaty, and subsequent implementation such as the 2008 case against "Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir [asserted to have] committed the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur." In English and French.

Publisher:
International Criminal Court (ICC)

Extra Keywords
Rome Statute

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
International courts
International Criminal Court
United Nations

LII Database Information:
Record 16728 created by Blaine Waterman on 10/08/2002
Last modification on 07/17/2008
Published: 10/08/2002  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/16728