Rome Statute
Part 2: Jurisdiction, Admissibility and Applicable Law

Article Art. 13
Exercise of jurisdiction

Mentioned in

The International Criminal Court and Ukraine

Parliament of Australia / FlagPost, March 8, 2022

“…Another key feature of international justice is that it prosecutes individuals, not states, therefore neither Russia nor Ukraine as states will ever find themselves in the dock in The Hague. A Russian or Ukrainian individual, including high ranking people, may however…”
 
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The United States and the International Criminal Court: Is It Time to Reaffirm Our Signatory Status to the Rome Statute?

Air University / Wild Blue Yonder, December 6, 2021

“…in signing the Rome Statute, the outgoing President Clinton expressly indicated his intent to advise the next President not to ‘submit the treaty to the Senate for advice and consent [i.e., ratification] until our fundamental concerns are satisfied.’”
 
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The Court may exercise its jurisdiction with respect to a crime referred to in article 5 in accordance with the provisions of this Statute if:

(a)

A situation in which one or more of such crimes appears to have been committed is referred to the Prosecutor by a State Party in accordance with article 14;

(b)

A situation in which one or more of such crimes appears to have been committed is referred to the Prosecutor by the Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations; or

(c)

The Prosecutor has initiated an investigation in respect of such a crime in accordance with article 15.

Source: Article 13 — Exercise of jurisdiction, https://www.­icc-cpi.­int/Publications/Rome-Statute.­pdf.

Last Updated

Aug. 30, 2023

Art. 13’s source at icc-cpi​.int