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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.

Estonia and the Rome Statute

Rome Statute

Estonia signed the Rome Statute on 27 December 1999 and deposited its instrument of ratification of the same Statute on 30 January 2002.

Kampala Amendments of 2010

Estonia ratified the Kampala amendments as the 5th state on 27 May 2013, after the participation of an Estonian delegation at the Review Conference in Kampala.

Status on the domestic implementation of the Rome Statute

Estonia enacted legislation on cooperation with the ICC in 2001 and legislation implementing the crimes of the Rome Statute in 2002. However, the crimes definition does not cover all conduct criminalized by the Rome Statute.

Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC)

Estonia signed the APIC on 27 June 2003 and ratified it on 13 September 2004.

Additional Agreements

Estonia is a member of the European Union (EU) and a signatory of the revised EU-ACP Cotonou Agreement, both having made compromises in order to promote the ratification and implementation of the Rome Statute. For more information on the work of PGA within the European Parliament and the ACP-EU mechanism, click here.

Estonia is furthermore a State party to the Council of Europe, for more information on the work of PGA within the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, click here.

Progress and Action

Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review:

During the 19th session of the UPR in 2014 Estonia made 10 recommendations to other states about the ICC. Estonia itself will be reviewed during the 23rd session of the UPR in 2016 (second cycle).

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States that have withdrawn from the Rome Statute [2]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

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

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

Mr. Fabio Massimo Castaldo, MEP (Italy), EP Vice-President, PGA Member

PGA Convenes Members of the European Parliament to take Action to Confront “New Frontiers in the Fight Against Impunity”

On Wednesday, 2 October 2019, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and their representatives gathered with members of civil society organizations to discuss the essential role of the EU in the fight against impunity.

UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Challenges for the Universality and Threats for the Integrity of the Rome Statute system: The Role of Parliamentarians

On 16 November 2016, PGA organized a Side Event, hosted by Estonia and Luxembourg, during the Fifteenth session of the Assembly of State Parties of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Ms. Petra Bayr, MP (Austria). Photo: SPÖ Presse und Kommunikation

Austrian PGA Member Questions Government regarding the ratification of the Kampala Amendments

Member of Parliament Ms. Petra Bayr and Colleagues to the Federal Minister for European and International Affairs concerning the introduction of the Crime of Aggression, the fifth criminal offense before the International Criminal Court.

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

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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Additional Details

  • 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)