17 July: International criminal justice day
Updated 2014-10-16
In 2010, the States Parties meeting at Kampala declared 17 July as the Day of International Criminal justice.
The Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court, was adopted on 17 July 1998. It created the first permanent and independent international court that investigates and prosecutes, and therefore contributes to the prevention of, the cIn 2010, the States Parties meeting at Kampala declared 17 July as the Day of International Criminal justice.ommission of the most serious crimes under international law: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression.To date, there are 122 States Parties.
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