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PGA’s vision is to contribute to the creation of a Rules-Based International Order for a more equitable, safe, sustainable and democratic world.

Algeria and the Rome Statute

PGA has been monitoring the opportunities for parliamentary advocacy on Rome Statute ratification since 2000.

Rome Statute

Algeria signed the Rome Statute on 28 December 2000. Despite participating actively at the Rome Conference in 1998, where the Rome Statute was established, Algeria has not yet ratified the Rome Statute. Algeria has attended several sessions of the Assembly of States Parties as observer.
 

Kampala Amendments of 2010

Algeria has not ratified the Kampala Amendments, despite attending the Kampala Review Conference in Uganda in 2010.
 

Status on the domestic implementation of the Rome Statute

Algeria has not yet implemented the Rome Statute into its national legislation.
 

Agreement on Privileges and Immunities (APIC)

Algeria did not sign the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court.  

Additional Agreements

Algeria signed the Bilateral Immunity Agreement on 6 April 2004, which entered into force on 13 April 2004.

Algeria is a member of the Arab League, African Union and Organization of the Islamic Conference.

Progress and PGA Action

An expert working group formed in the Ministry of Justice and Foreign Affairs is in charge of the ICC dossier.

In 2005 Algeria's abstained in the adoption of Security Council resolution 1593 (which refers the situation in Darfur to the ICC). In 2002, a member of parliament from Algeria participated in the 2nd session of PGA's Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC and the Rule of Law held in Ottawa.

In 2005 Algerian parliamentarians attended the 1st Meeting of PGA's Working Group on the Universality of the Rome Statute in the Middle East, in Cairo. They delivered strong statements in support of the Court and expressed willingness to promote the ICC in Algeria.

Article 77 of the Algerian Constitution states that President of the Republic has the power to conclude and ratify international treaties and that he presides over the Cabinet.

Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review:
In the 2nd Cycle of the UPR, during the 13th session, Algeria received recommendations from Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Hungary, and Latvia to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court including its agreement on Privileges and Immunities and fully align its national legislation with all obligation under the Rome Statute. These recommendations were noted by Algeria.

In its previous UPR session, 29 May, 2012, Algeria received recommendations related to the Rome Statute from Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Hungary, Costa Rica and Latvia. 

Additional Information 

Algeria supports the initiative on International Cooperation in the Fight against the Crime of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes at the CCPCJ.

Related Activities

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.

Work of PGA in this Country:

Parliamentarians from Francophone African Countries have sent a strong message confirming their commitment to the Rule of Law and Justice by adopting the Action Plan Lomé 2016

Second Meeting of the Working Group on the fight against impunity in Francophone Africa

The Working Group on the fight against impunity in Francophone African countries held its second meeting on 10 and 11 November 2016, in Lomé (Togo).

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

Publication

Handbook for Parliamentarians: National Nomination of Judicial Candidates for the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Handbook for Parliamentarians: National Nomination of Judicial Candidates for the International Criminal Court (ICC)

Handbook for Parliamentarians: National Nomination of Judicial Candidates for the International Criminal Court (ICC)

Description

The ICC is the first and only permanent independent court with the mandate to investigate and prosecute individuals responsible for committing international crimes, namely genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Its 18 judges from around the world, elected for a nine-year term, play a key role in ensuring this expectation is lived up to through their primary mandate to render authoritative and high-quality jurisprudence and guarantee fair trials.

Therefore, the quality of the judges has fundamental importance to the performance, efficiency, and effectiveness of the ICC, which is at the heart of the long-term success of the ICC and the Rome Statute system as a whole. In this handbook, PGA sets forth specific criteria and recommendations for Parliamentarians to encourage their governments to improve national nomination procedures for ICC judicial candidates and adopt good practices and requirements to ensure these processes are fair, transparent, and merit-based. The goal of robust nomination procedures is to ensure that only candidate judges or jurists of the highest caliber make it on the ballot.

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

Publication

Handbook: Ratification and Implementation of the Kampala Amendments on the Crime of Aggression to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Handbook: Ratification and Implementation of the Kampala Amendments on the Crime of Aggression to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Handbook: Ratification and Implementation of the Kampala Amendments on the Crime of Aggression to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Description

It is our honor and privilege to present to you the Third Edition of the Handbook on the Ratification and Implementation of the Kampala Amendments on the Crime of Aggression to the Rome Statute of the ICC.

It is the product of our collaborative effort aimed at assisting States in ratifying the amendments adopted by consensus in Kampala and helping criminalize the most serious forms of the illegal use of force.

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  • Publication Type: Handbook
  • Author(s): Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations; Global Institute for the Prevention of Aggression; Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University (LISD); (Drafting Assistance by PGA)