The ICC full form in Law is International Criminal Court. ICC is an independent judicial body that might exercise jurisdiction over the people who are charged with genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression. It was established by the Rome Statute, an international treaty ratified on July 17, 1998, and went into effect on July 1, 2002. The court is based in The Hague, Netherlands, and acts independently of the United Nations, but it frequently collaborates with the latter in its attempts to maintain international peace and security.
Jurisdiction of ICC:
The ICC’s authority is confined to crimes committed by individuals rather than states, and it only considers offenses committed after its formation. It works on the complementarily principle, which means it intervenes only when national courts are unwilling or unable to prosecute these serious crimes. The International Criminal Court can prosecute crimes presented to it by a state signatory to the Rome Statute, the United Nations Security Council, or an inquiry begun by the ICC’s prosecutor.
Powers bestowed with ICC:
The International Criminal Court is only competent to consider a case if the Rome Statute applies to either the country where the offense was committed or the perpetrator’s home country.
The ICC can only exercise its authority if the national court is unable or unwilling to do so. The ICC only has jurisdiction over acts committed after the Statute went into effect on July 1, 2002.
- The ICC full form in Law is Internal Complaints Committee.