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Canada and the Rome Statute

On December 18, 1998, Canada was the 14th country to sign the Rome Statute of the ICC.

On June 29, 2000, Canada enacted the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, becoming the first country in the world to adopt comprehensive legislation implementing the Rome Statute.

On July 7, 2000, Canada ratified the Rome Statute.

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Lloyd Axworthy deposited Canada's instrument of ratification at United Nations Headquarters in New York with Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs, Hans Corell.

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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States that have withdrawn from the Rome Statute [2]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:

The 10th Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the International Criminal Court and the Rule of Law (CAP-ICC) and 40th Annual Forum of PGA took place 16-17 November 2018 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Parliament of Ukraine in Kyiv, 16-17 November 2018.

PGA Promotes the Universality of the Rome Statute at the Special Session of the OAS on the ICC

On 15 March 2018, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), participated in the 10th Special Session of the Organization of American States (OAS) on the International Criminal Court (ICC), organized by the OAS Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs.

Diputado Sigfrido Reyes (El Salvador) and Sen. Raynell Andreychuk (Canada)

Diputado Sigfrido Reyes (Deputy Speaker , Legislative Assembly of El Salvador) intervenes on behalf of PGA sharing our position on the agenda items at the forthcoming Review Conference of the Rome Statute

All speakers and participants agreed that there was no outstanding political or legal obstacle to Indonesia’s Accession to the Rome Statute.

On February 17, 2009, PGA organised a Working Meeting on the International Criminal Court hosted by the Chairs of Commission III (Law and HumanRights), Commission I (Defense and Foreign Affairs) and the Legislative Council of the Indonesian Parliament. Du

Hon. Sen. Raynell Andreychuk (Canada)

On February 2007, Senator Raynell Andreychuck and Dr. David Donat Cattin, Director of the International Law and Human Rights Program of PGA, intervened at the ICC session held at the OAS