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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.

Serbia and the Rome Statute

Rome Statute

Yugoslavia signed the Rome Statute on 19 December 2000. Serbia and Montenegro deposited their instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute on 6 September 2001.
 

Kampala Amendments of 2010

Serbia has not signed the Kampala Amendments of 2010 to the Rome Statute.
 

Status on the domestic implementation of the Rome Statute

The Criminal Code of Serbian that entered into force in January 2006 incorporates the crimes under the Rome Statute. Law on International Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, which includes cooperation with the ICC was adopted in 2009.  

Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC)

Serbia signed the APIC on 18 July 2003 and ratified it on 7 May 2004.

Additional Agreements

On 28 May 2011 the Agreement between the Republic of Serbia and the International Criminal Court on the Enforcement of Sentences of the International Criminal Court entered into force. 
 

Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review

During the 3rd session of the UPR (first cycle) in 2008 and the 15th session (second cycle) in 2013 Serbia did not receive recommendations related to the International Criminal Court.additional

 

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States that have withdrawn from the Rome Statute [2]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

This high-level meeting identified concrete strategies for Parliamentarians and other policy-makers on how to increase and maximize the potential of cooperation between the UNSC and the ICC on crucial areas.

High-Level Meeting of Experts and Parliamentarians on the Relationship Between UN Security Council and the International Criminal Court

The aim of this dialogue was to improve the relationship between the ICC and the Security Council of the United Nations, and to assess how to overcome the challenges arising from this relationship in order to enhance the fight against impunity.

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.

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)