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Guinea and the Rome Statute

PGA Members in Guinea have promoted the fight against impunity since 2011.

Signature, Ratification of/Accession to the Rome Statute of the ICC
Signature Date: 8 September 2000
Ratification Date: 14 July 2003
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 Guinean Criminal Code was modified by a bill n°2016/059/AN of 26 October 2016 and now fully implements the substantial provisions of the Rome Statute, including the general principles. The Code of Criminal Procedure was modified by a bill n°2016/60/AN of 26 October 2016 and now includes provisions regarding cooperation with the ICC.

Cooperation Agreements
Ratification of Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC): Signed on 1 April 2004 but not ratified yet.
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 Conakry on 23 August 2003 and ratified on 25 March 2004.
Key Documents