Permanent war-crimes court in The Hague (2026 budget EUR 196.9M); its first Darfur conviction came 18 years after the warrant
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a permanent court seated in The Hague, established under the Rome Statute, which was adopted on 17 July 1998 and entered into force on 1 July 2002. It has jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression, and has 125 states parties; Tomoko Akane has been president since March 2024. The Assembly of States Parties approved a 2026 budget of EUR 196,852,900 with 1,008 staff. In the linked stories, its judges issued arrest warrants on 21 November 2024 for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, found on 24 July 2025 that Hungary failed to arrest Netanyahu, convicted Ali Kushayb on 6 October 2025 and sentenced him to 20 years on 9 December 2025, and issued a warrant for Ronald dela Rosa on 11 May 2026. The U.S. State Department has sanctioned ICC judges and prosecutors, saying the court overstepped its mandate.
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issued warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts
issued warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts
found reasonable grounds to believe that Haibatullah Akhundzada ... and Abdul Hakim Haqqani ... committed the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds
found reasonable grounds to believe that Haibatullah Akhundzada ... and Abdul Hakim Haqqani ... committed the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds
for Senior General Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity of deportation and persecution of the Rohingya, filed 27 November 2024
to 20 years of imprisonment after finding him guilty of 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity
Hungary's parliament voted 133-37 to reverse the country's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court.
Hungary failed to comply with its international obligations under the Statute by not executing the Court's request to provisionally arrest Mr Netanyahu.
the ICC called the sanctions a flagrant attack on its independence