***46th PGA Annual Forum and 4th Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the Oceans, 26 - 27 March 2026, Mexico City. *** REGISTER HERE
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PGA has been mobilizing Nigerien MPs towards improving the domestic legislative framework for the fight against impunity since 2017.
| Signature, Ratification of/Accession to the Rome Statute of the ICC | |
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| Signature Date: | 17 July 1998 |
| Ratification Date: | 11 April 2002 |
| Amendments to the Rome Statute | |
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| Ratification of the Kampala Amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [poison and expanding bullets in NIAC] (2010): | No. |
| Ratification of the Kampala Amendment to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression reflected in Article 8 bis (2010): | Yes, ratified on 14 April 2023. |
| Ratification of the Amendment to Article 124 of the Rome Statute (2015): | No. |
| Ratification of the Amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [biological weapons] (2017): | No. |
| Ratification of the Amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [blinding laser weapons] (2017): | No. |
| Ratification of the Amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [non-detectable fragments] (2017): | No. |
| Ratification of the Amendments to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [starvation as a war crime in NIAC] (2019): | No. |
| Adoption of implementation legislation of the Rome Statute of the ICC | |
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The Nigerien Criminal Code was modified by a bill n°2003-025 of 13 June 2003, and now partially implements the substantial provisions of the Rome Statute, including the general principles except for the “responsibility of commanders and other superiors". However, there is no legislation regulating cooperation with the ICC. Since 2017, PGA’s Secretariat has provided technical assistance to its members regarding the improvement of the existing implementing legislation and the creation of a procedural framework for cooperation. |
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| Cooperation Agreements | |
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| Ratification of Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC): | No. |
| Signature of Agreement of Enforcement Sentences with the ICC: | No. |
| Signature of Agreement of Interim and Final Release with the ICC: | No. |
| Signature of Bilateral Immunity Agreement with the USA: | No. |
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125 countries are States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Of these, 33 are African States, 19 are Asia-Pacific States, 20 are from Eastern Europe, 28 are from Latin American and Caribbean States, and 25 are from Western European and other States. |
This update focuses on obstacles PGA overcame and its successes during the first half of 2021 amid the limitations caused by the global pandemic, which compelled the Secretariat and Members to Adapt and Innovate more than ever.
PGA co-organised with its National Group in Nigeria, a Workshop on the Fight Against Impunity for Mass Atrocities under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and promotion of the Rule of Law
On 3 and 4 July 2019, the National Assembly of the Gambia hosted over 40 participants, representing more than 15 African States, to participate in the Working Group on the Fight against Impunity in Africa.
On 27 October 2017, Parliamentarians for Global Action convened in Niamey (Niger) a roundtable on the full implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in domestic law.
19 April 2016 marked the Official Opening of the ICC Permanent Premises, hosted by the ICC President, Judge Silvia Fernández, and H.E. Mr Sidiki Kaba, President of the Assembly of States Parties.
Parliament of Morocco hosts 8th Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC and the Rule of Law in Rabat
From 6 to 8 October, PGA conducted a field mission in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in the framework of the PGA Campaign for the Universality and Effectiveness of the Rome Statute system to generate political will for the fight against impunity
We are writing to you today in our capacity as the Members of the Executive Committee of PGA to express our heartfelt sympathies with the Nigerian people, for the terrible kidnapping and enslavement of over 200 Nigerian girls from a school in Chibok...
This PGA Roundtable Briefing was held at the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations in New York and brought together PGA Member Legislators from Afghanistan, Argentina, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal. The Round
Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) organised a Regional Round-Table Discussion on the Implementation of The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in the Parliament of Sierra Leone in Freetown.
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.
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.
Criteria and recommendations for parliamentarians to improve national nomination procedures for International Criminal Court judicial candidates.
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.
A handbook aimed at assisting States in ratifying the Kampala Amendments, helping criminalize the most serious forms of the illegal use of force.
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.