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Belgium and the Rome Statute

Belgium signed the Rome Statute on 10 September 1998. It ratified the Rome Statute on 28 June 2000.

PGA’s engagement at the 21st session of the Assembly of States Parties of the ICC

PGA organized two critical side events on 8 December, which provided concrete reflections on serious issues faced by the Rome Statute system. Both events gathered high-level participation from the ICC and States representatives, as well as other civil society organizations.

Foreign Affairs Committees call on the creation of an international criminal tribunal into Putin's crimes

Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the parliaments of Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania Slovenia, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom call for the creation of an International Crimi

Mutual Legal Assistance Convention: PGA Advocating For Inter-State Cooperation On International Crimes

The initiative was launched to strengthen international procedural legal framework for mutual legal assistance and extradition for the most serious international crimes.

20th Anniversary of the Rome Statute: the need for universality and activation of the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over the crime of aggression

PGA co-sponsored a high-level ministerial event at the UN to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute, International Justice Day, and the entry into force of the Court’s jurisdiction over the crime of aggression.

39th Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action

"Milan Forum for Action in Preventing Violent Extremism and Mass Atrocities: The Role of Parliamentarians". Palazzo Isimbardi, Milan, Italy.

PGA Members Call on South African MPs to Stand Against Impunity in reaction to South African Government’s Decision to Withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

News broke today that the Government of South Africa has notified the United Nations Secretary General of its intention to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Working Breakfast / Strategy Meeting on EU Support to the ICC at the European Parliament

(joint meeting of the PGA EP Group and the EP Group of the “Friends of the ICC”), organized by MEP. Barbara Lochbihler, PGA member, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

Parliamentarians Celebrate Belgium’s Ratification of the Kampala Amendments to the Crime of Aggression

Parliamentarians celebrate Belgium ratification of the Kampala Amendments to the Crime of Aggression

The Kampala Amendments on the Crime of Aggression: A promise for the end of illegal use of force in international relations

Meeting Organized by Helmut Scholz (Chairperson, PGA Group in the European Parliament / member of the EP Friends of the ICC)

Roundtable at the European Parliament on the International Criminal Court and the European Union

Under the leadership of Ms. Marietje Schaake, MEP (Netherlands) and in collaboration with PGA, several MEPs as well as a delegation of NGOs and representatives from EU institutions gathered at this Roundtable to deliberate on and contribute to the new EU.