1998 (in force 2002) · Charters, declarations and treaties
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
International
The treaty that created the International Criminal Court, a permanent court for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression.
Why it matters
It turned the principles first applied at Nuremberg into a permanent institution with written definitions of the crimes.
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