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Philippines quit from ICC
March 20 , 2018
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- The Philippines has formally submitted the Letter of Withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
- It will make Philippines only second country to withdraw from the Rome statute, following Burundi in 2017.
- Philippines had ratified Rome statute related to Hague-based ICC in 2011.
International Criminal Court (ICC)
- ICC is the world’s first intergovernmental legal body with permanent international jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
- It is based in The Hague, Netherlands.
- It began its functioning on 1 July 2002, the date that Rome Statute entered into force. It has 123-member states.
- It is notablee that India is not a member in this court.
- The Rome Statute is multilateral treaty which serves as ICC’s foundational and governing document.
- India has not signed Rome Statute.
- The ICC has jurisdiction to prosecute individuals and it is not a part of United Nations (UN).
- United Nations Security Council or individual states may also refer situations to the Court.
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