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Senegal and the Rome Statute

PGA has been mobilizing Senegalese MPs to promote international criminal justice since 2014.

Signature, Ratification of/Accession to the Rome Statute of the ICC
Signature Date: 17 July 1998
Ratification Date: 2 February 1999
Amendments to the Rome Statute
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): No
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

The Senegalese Criminal Code was modified by a bill n°2007-02 of 12 February 2007, and now implements most substantial provisions of the Rome Statute. Certain underlying acts that may constitute a crime against humanity and a war crime in IACs have been omitted. The bill, however, only makes reference to the principle on the “non-applicability of statute of limitations. The Code of Criminal Procedure was modified by a bill n°2007-05 of 12 February 2007 and now includes provisions regarding cooperation with the ICC.

Cooperation Agreements
Ratification of Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC): Yes, ratified on 25 September 2014.
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: Yes, signed at Dakar 19 June 2003 and entered into force on 27 June 2003.