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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.

Egypt and the Rome Statute

Rome Statute 

Egypt signed the Rome Statute on 26 December 2000.

Kampala amendments of 2010

Egypt has not ratified the Kampala Amendments.

Agreement on Privileges and Immunities

Egypt has not signed the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities.

additional agreeements 

Egypt signed a Bilateral Non Surrender Agreement (BNSA) proposed by the USA on 26 February 2003 and 5 March 2003.

progress and pga action 

In 2007, three Egyptian MPs participated in a Meeting in The Hague. Prticipating MPs remained open and committed with PGA to receive information on the developments concerning the ICC: to report to parliamentary groups on the results of the Hague meeting; to facilitate communications with appropriate governmental authorities; and as feasible, to host a further meeting on the ICC to be held in the Peoples Assembly with the assistance of PGA and the presence of a national international expert.

On 9-10 February, 2005 a Regional parliamentary conference on The Rule of Law and the Protection of Civilians, was held in Cairo, Egypt.

Additional Information

Last Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was held in October 2014 and Egypt received Rome Statute related recommendations from Chile and Brazil. Next UPR will be conducted in April 2019. 

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States that have withdrawn from the Rome Statute [2]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

PGA convened the second part of the 8th session of the MENA Working Group

Legislators from Iraq, Jordan, Palestine and Yemen discuss the fight against impunity in the MENA region

8th Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Parliamentary Working Group on the fight against impunity and the strengthening of the rule of Law: national, regional and international ramifications (Part 2).

6th Meeting of PGA’s Working Group on the Universality of the Rome Statute of the ICC in the Middle East and North Africa, House of Representatives of Jordan, Amman, 2014

MENA Working Group

While most Governments in the Middle East and North Africa have expressed support for the ICC, few have taken the necessary steps to ratify or accede to the Rome Statute.

The PGA Secretariat and the PGA membership of 1350 Parliamentarians from 142 countries around world are mourning the death of Professor Dr. M. Cherif Bassiouni, one of the greatest legal scholars of our time. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré.

PGA pays tribute to Prof. Cherif Bassiouni, a founding father of the International Criminal Court

PGA is saddened by the death of Professor Dr. M. Cherif Bassiouni, one of the greatest legal scholars of our time.

6th Meeting of PGA’s Working Group on the Universality of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in the Middle East and North Africa

6th Meeting of PGA’s Working Group on the Universality of the Rome Statute of the ICC in the Middle East and North Africa

While most Governments in the (MENA) Region have expressed support for the ICC and the fight against impunity for crimes under international law, few have taken the necessary steps to ratify or accede to the Rome Statute of the ICC.

Participants of the PGA Working Group for the Universality of the Rome Statute of the ICC in the MENA region, 6th session, Amman, Jordan.

Parliament of Jordan - MPs from MENA Region discuss the ICC and fight against impunity for international crimes

MPs from MENA Region discuss the ICC and fight against impunity for international crimes

The Working Group met for its 5th session under the gracious auspices of the House of Representatives of Morocco in Rabat on 17 and 18 May 2012.

Rabat 2012 - Universality of the Rome Statute in the Middle East and Mediterranean

On the occasion of a parliamentary conference and related consultations held in Cairo, Egypt, in 2005, PGA created the Working Group on the Universality of the Rome Statute of the ICC in the Middle East and the Mediterranean. The goal of the Working Group

The purpose of this Roundtable was to deliberate on and contribute to the new EU Action Plan on the ICC, which is intended to give effect to the 2011 EU Decision on 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.

Bahrain, the host of the III Session of Working Group on the Universality of the ICC in the Memed Region, signed the Rome Statute on 11 December 2000.

PGA Consultations on the ICC in the Middle East and the Mediterranean (MEMED)

Legislators from Bahrain, Egypt, Morocco, the UAE and Yemen met in Manama, Bahrain under the auspices of Parliamentarians for Global Action and its members Dr. Salah Ali, MP (Al Menbar) and Mr. Khalil Al-Marzooq, MP (Al Wefaq) members of the Majlis Al Nu

The Fourth session of The Consultative Assembly brought together 165 MPs from all continents.

Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC and the Rule of Law - 4th Session

and 28th Annual Parliamentary Forum. Tokyo, Japan, December 4-5, 2006.

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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Additional Details

  • 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)