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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.

Djibouti and the Rome Statute

Djibouti having ratified the Rome Statute on 5 November 2002, PGA is mobilised for the full implementation in its national legislation, in particular through amending the Penal Code. Since 2010 and the participation of a government official at a PGA event, PGA intensified its collaboration with the Parliament of Djibouti.  

Rome Statute

Djibouti signed the Rome Statute on 7 October 1998 and ratified it on 5 November 2002.
 

Kampala Amendments of 2010

Djibouti has not ratified the Kampala Amendments on the Crime of Aggression, however it attended the Review Conference and joined the consensus to adopt the two Kampala Amendments.
 

Status on Domestic Implementation of the Rome Statute

Djibouti has neither drafted nor enacted legislation implementing the Rome Statute or legislation on cooperation with the ICC. The Djiboutian penal codes need some revisions to meet the standards as set under the Rome Statute. In 2007, an inter-ministerial committee, responsible for the implementation of international treaties into national law, established a work-schedule over 3 years to complete a new formulation of the penal codes until the end of 2011.

Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC)

Djibouti has not signed the APIC.
 

Additional Agreements

Djibouti signed a Bilateral Immunity Agreement on 24 January 2003, which entered into force on 2 July 2003, with the United States regarding the surrender of persons to the ICC. However, this agreement has not been ratified by the Parliament of Djibouti.
 

Progress and PGA Action

Since February 2010, when the Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice of Djibouti attended the PGA Conference on ICC implementing legislation in African Indian Ocean countries in Comoros, PGA has intensified its cooperation with the Djiboutian Parliament.

PGA planned to organise a capacity building seminar of parliamentarians on the ICC and the Rule of Law in Djibouti first in 2012 and then again in 2013 on the Rule of Law and the Implementation of International Legal Standards in National Law, where the work progress of the implementation of the Rome Statute would be among the topics discussed in order to give new impetus to this ongoing process. Due to lack of political will within the National Parliament, both attempts have been postponed until further notice. PGA will continue its relentless efforts to create such a political will in order to advance the prospect of implementation.

 

other Relevant Information

In both 1st and 2nd cycle of its Universal Periodic Review before the Human Rights Council, Djibouti did not receive International Criminal Court related recommendations. Djibouti’s next UPR is scheduled in January 2018.

As a member of the African, Caribbean and Pacific community (ACP), and as signatory of the revised Cotonou Agreement with of the ACP and European Union, Senegal has recognized the importance of the ICC as a mechanism for peace and international justice, and has committed to promote the ratification and implementation of the Rome Statute, to seek to take steps towards the ratification and the implementation of the Rome Some Statute, and to fight against international crime giving due regard to the Rome Statute. For more information on the work of PGA within the ACP-EU mechanism. See PGA work through the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

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:

Mr. Michiel Servaes, MP (The Netherlands) in a Member of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA)

Questions asked by Servaes (PvdA) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the withdrawal of African countries from the International Criminal Court

Parliamentary questions about the withdrawal of African countries from the International Criminal Court

Delegates to 37th Annual Parliamentary Forum

PGA Celebrates International Day of Justice, Eighteenth Anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute

As we celebrate this year’s International Justice Day, PGA calls on State Parties to fulfill their obligations under the Rome Statute, and in particular their duty to fully cooperate with the Court.

The Republic of Seychelles joins the International Criminal Court as its 112th State Party

The Republic of Seychelles joins the International Criminal Court as its 112th State Party

PGA congratulates The Republic of Seychelles who today has deposited her Instrument of Ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) with the United Nations in New York.

February 25 - 26, 2010 | National Assembly of the Union of Comoros, Moroni

Conference on Implementing Legislation of the Rome Statute of the ICC in African Indian Ocean Countries

The discussions provided for an update of the status of national implementing legislation of the Rome Statute in the represented countries, and also a forum to discuss the principles that characterize the jurisdiction of the ICC.

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

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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)