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International Criminal Court (ICC)

March 13 , 2020 1626 days 960 0
  • The ICC gives go-ahead to probe Afghanistan’s alleged war crimes.
  • It came just days after the signing of a “historic peace deal” between Washington and the Taliban.
  • The International Criminal Court (ICC), located in The Hague, is the court of last resort for prosecution of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
  • It is the first permanent, treaty based, international criminal court established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community.
  • Its founding treaty, the Rome Statute, entered into force on July 1, 2002.

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