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The International Criminal Court (1): Statute, Mandate and Structure

Yves Beigbeder

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The Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court (ICC), was adopted by a United Nations Diplomatic Conference on 17 July 1998. 1 In the words of Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary-General, it was a ‘giant step forward in the march towards universal human rights and the rule of law’. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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The Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court (ICC), was adopted by a United Nations Diplomatic Conference on 17 July 1998. 1 In the words of Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary-General, it was a ‘giant step forward in the march towards universal human rights and the rule of law’. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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The Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court (ICC), was adopted by a United Nations Diplomatic Conference on 17 July 1998. 1 In the words of Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary-General, it was a ‘giant step forward in the march towards universal human rights and the rule of law’. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

Key concepts: Statute, Law, Mandate, Political science, Criminal court, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Statute of limitations, Human rights

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