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Côte d’Ivoire and the Rome Statute

PGA Members in Côte d’Ivoire have promoted the fight against impunity since 2001. These efforts culminated in 2012 with the ratification of the Rome Statute and in 2015 with the adoption of an implementing legislation.

Signature, Ratification of/Accession to the Rome Statute of the ICC
Signature Date: 30 November 1998
Ratification Date: 15 February 2013
Amendments to the Rome Statute
Ratification of the Kampala Amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [poison and expanding bullets in NIAC] (2010): No
Ratification of the Kampala Amendment to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression reflected in Article 8 bis (2010): No
Ratification of the Amendment to Article 124 of the Rome Statute (2015): No
Ratification of the Amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [biological weapons] (2017): No
Ratification of the Amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [blinding laser weapons] (2017): No
Ratification of the Amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [non-detectable fragments] (2017): No
Ratification of the Amendments to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [starvation as a war crime in NIAC] (2019): No
Adoption of implementation legislation of the Rome Statute of the ICC

The Ivorian Criminal Code was modified by a bill n°2015.134 of 9 March 2015 to fully implement the substantial provisions of the Rome Statute, including the general principles under the Rome Statute, except for the principles on the “Irrelevance of official capacity” and “Superior orders and prescription of the law.

The Code of Criminal Procedure was modified by a bill n°2015.133 of 9 March 2015 and now includes provisions implementing principles such as the non-application of statutes of limitation to international crimes. However, there is no legislation regulating cooperation with the ICC.

Cooperation Agreements
Ratification of Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC): No.
Signature of Agreement of Enforcement Sentences with the ICC: No.
Signature of Agreement of Interim and Final Release with the ICC: No.
Signature of Bilateral Immunity Agreement with the USA: Yes, signed at Abidjan on 30 June 2003 and entered into force on 16 October 2003.
Key Documents

Status of the Rome Statute System as of February 2024:

 
States that have ratified the Rome Statute [124]
 
States that have signed the Rome Statute but have not ratified it yet [30]
 
States that have withdrawn from the Rome Statute [2]
 
States that have neither signed nor ratified the Rome Statute
 

124 countries are States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Of these, 33 are African States, 19 are Asia-Pacific States, 19 are from Eastern Europe, 28 are from Latin American and Caribbean States, and 25 are from Western European and other States.

Publication

Parliamentary Kit on the International Criminal Court
Parliamentary Kit on the International Criminal Court

Parliamentary Kit on the International Criminal Court

It is imperative that the Rome Statute be ratified universally for the successful functioning of the Court. Parliamentarians should ensure that the ICC is truly universal.

Description

Created by the Rome Statute, the International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first permanent and independent international court capable of investigating and bringing to justice individuals who commit the most serious violations of international criminal law, international humanitarian law, and human rights.

The Rome Statute defines the crimes under the Court’s jurisdiction and provides the general principles and procedures for the operation of the Court. It also outlines the cooperation obligations of its State Parties.

It is imperative that the Rome Statute be ratified universally for the successful functioning of the Court. Parliamentarians should ensure that the ICC is truly universal.

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Additional Details

  • Publication Type: Toolkit
  • Author(s): Parliamentarians for Global Action

Work of PGA in this Country:

Workshop on the Fight Against Impunity for Mass Atrocities under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and promotion of the Rule of Law

PGA co-organised with its National Group in Nigeria, a Workshop on the Fight Against Impunity for Mass Atrocities under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and promotion of the Rule of Law

The first session of the Working Group was held in the National Assembly of Côte d’ Ivoire in Abidjan on 31 January and 1 February 2014.

The Working Group on the fight against impunity in Francophone African countries met for its 1th session under the gracious auspices of the National Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire in Abidjan on 31 January and 1 February 2014.

Côte d’Ivoire has become the 34th African State to join the ICC system.

By depositing its Instrument of Ratification at the United Nations earlier today, Côte d’Ivoire became the 122nd State Party to the Rome Statute of the ICC. In so doing, Côte d’Ivoire has become the 34th African State to join the ICC system. This hist

February 9, 2011 | Joint Legislative Chamber, Monrovia, Liberia

Hosted by the Legislature of Liberia, under the leadership of Senator Franklin Siakor in collaboration with PGA, parliamentarians from Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone and Ireland gathered at this regional PGA Roundtable to di