THE ICC QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Whattcrimestdoestthetcourttprosecute?t-
tans✔✔ittprosecutestindividualstaccusedtoftgenocide, twartcrimes,tandtcrimestagainstthuma
nity
WhattcountriesthavetratifiedtthetRometStatutetoftthetICC?t-
tans✔✔Septembert2007,t105tcountriestbecametparttoftthetICC.tThetCountriestagreedttotpro
secute,tinvestigate,tandtcooperatetwithtcrimes.
Wheretistthetcourttlocated,twhattistitststructuretandtwhotfundstit?t-
tans✔✔Located:tHague,tNetherlands. tItthast3tbranches:tjudiciaryt(ittistmadetuptoft18tjudges)
,tThetOfficetoftthetProsecutor,tandtthetOfficetoftthetRegistrar,twhichtrunstthetadministrationto
ftthetcourt.tThetcourttistfundedtbytthetcountriestwhothavetjoinedtthetICC.
Istthetcourttablettotprosecutetindividualstfortcrimestcommittedtbeforetthetcourt'stestablishme
nt?t-tans✔✔No.tTheytcantonlyttaketcaretoftcrimestaftertJulyt1,t2002
Howtdotcasestcometbeforetthetcourt?t-
tans✔✔Casestcometbeforetthetcourttintthreetways:tThetCourt'stprosecutortcantinvestigate tt
hetcrimetscene,tStatestthatthavetratifiedtthetRometStatutetcantasktthetprosecutorttotinvestig
ate,tandtThetU.N.tSecuritytCounciltcantasktthetprosecutorttotinvestigatethistorthertowntcrimet
scene.
Whentcantthetcourttprosecutetantindividualtsuspectedtoftcommittingtgravetcrimestundertinte
rnationaltlaw?t-
tans✔✔Theytcantinvestigatetortprosecutetwhent(a)tthetaccusedtistatcitizentoftantICCtmembe
rtstatet(b)tthetcrimettooktplacetintatICCtstatet(c)tthetU.N.taskstthetICCttotopentantinvestigationt
(d)tatcountrytvoluntarilytacceptstICCtjurisdiction.
Howtdoestthetcourttsecuretthetarresttoftsuspects?t-
tans✔✔ThetICCtdoesn'tthavetatpolicetforcetoftitstown.tIttmusttrelytontthetcooperationtoftnatio
naltpolicetservicesttotmaketarreststandttaketthetcriminalsttotcourt.
WhattistthetICCtrelationshipttotnationaltcourts?t-
tans✔✔ThetICCtactstessentiallytastatsafetytnettwhentnationaltcourtstaretunablettotprosecute
,teithertbecausetthetcriminaltjusticetsystemtistunequippedtortcollapsed,tortbecausetthetperp
etratorstcontinuettottotwieldtinfluencetovertgovernment.
WhattistthetdifferencetbetweentthetICCtandtthetInternationaltCourttoftJusticetandtothertintern
ationaltcriminalttribunals?t-
tans✔✔ThetICJtistatciviltcourttthatthearstdisputestbetweentcountries.tThetICCtistatcriminaltco
SOLUTIONS
Whattcrimestdoestthetcourttprosecute?t-
tans✔✔ittprosecutestindividualstaccusedtoftgenocide, twartcrimes,tandtcrimestagainstthuma
nity
WhattcountriesthavetratifiedtthetRometStatutetoftthetICC?t-
tans✔✔Septembert2007,t105tcountriestbecametparttoftthetICC.tThetCountriestagreedttotpro
secute,tinvestigate,tandtcooperatetwithtcrimes.
Wheretistthetcourttlocated,twhattistitststructuretandtwhotfundstit?t-
tans✔✔Located:tHague,tNetherlands. tItthast3tbranches:tjudiciaryt(ittistmadetuptoft18tjudges)
,tThetOfficetoftthetProsecutor,tandtthetOfficetoftthetRegistrar,twhichtrunstthetadministrationto
ftthetcourt.tThetcourttistfundedtbytthetcountriestwhothavetjoinedtthetICC.
Istthetcourttablettotprosecutetindividualstfortcrimestcommittedtbeforetthetcourt'stestablishme
nt?t-tans✔✔No.tTheytcantonlyttaketcaretoftcrimestaftertJulyt1,t2002
Howtdotcasestcometbeforetthetcourt?t-
tans✔✔Casestcometbeforetthetcourttintthreetways:tThetCourt'stprosecutortcantinvestigate tt
hetcrimetscene,tStatestthatthavetratifiedtthetRometStatutetcantasktthetprosecutorttotinvestig
ate,tandtThetU.N.tSecuritytCounciltcantasktthetprosecutorttotinvestigatethistorthertowntcrimet
scene.
Whentcantthetcourttprosecutetantindividualtsuspectedtoftcommittingtgravetcrimestundertinte
rnationaltlaw?t-
tans✔✔Theytcantinvestigatetortprosecutetwhent(a)tthetaccusedtistatcitizentoftantICCtmembe
rtstatet(b)tthetcrimettooktplacetintatICCtstatet(c)tthetU.N.taskstthetICCttotopentantinvestigationt
(d)tatcountrytvoluntarilytacceptstICCtjurisdiction.
Howtdoestthetcourttsecuretthetarresttoftsuspects?t-
tans✔✔ThetICCtdoesn'tthavetatpolicetforcetoftitstown.tIttmusttrelytontthetcooperationtoftnatio
naltpolicetservicesttotmaketarreststandttaketthetcriminalsttotcourt.
WhattistthetICCtrelationshipttotnationaltcourts?t-
tans✔✔ThetICCtactstessentiallytastatsafetytnettwhentnationaltcourtstaretunablettotprosecute
,teithertbecausetthetcriminaltjusticetsystemtistunequippedtortcollapsed,tortbecausetthetperp
etratorstcontinuettottotwieldtinfluencetovertgovernment.
WhattistthetdifferencetbetweentthetICCtandtthetInternationaltCourttoftJusticetandtothertintern
ationaltcriminalttribunals?t-
tans✔✔ThetICJtistatciviltcourttthatthearstdisputestbetweentcountries.tThetICCtistatcriminaltco
