The skills of the International Criminal Court in the field of aggression crime will not be extended for the moment. The States Parties to the Court rejected a modification in New York on Wednesday in this sense of the status of Rome. Switzerland says he is disappointed with this decision.
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The objective of the reform was to assimilate war crime of war crime, crime against humanity and genocide. Thus, the International Criminal Court (ICC), whose headquarters are in The Hague in the Netherlands, could have opened an investigation into the alleged crime of aggression against Ukraine by Russia.
For the last three crimes, the ICC, whose legal basis is the status of Rome, can open an investigation as soon as a part concerned has ratified the status of Rome. For the attack crime, the two parties must recognize the ICC. Ukraine recognizes the ICC, not Russia
Majority for reform
“The case of Ukraine highlights the gaps in the rules of competence of the ICC for the crime of aggression,” Franz Perrez, who heads the Department of Foreign International Department, said on Friday, at the head of the Keystone-ATS news agency. Switzerland wants to fill this gap with a reform.
According to Mr. Perrez, who participated in the examination conference on Monday to Wednesday, a large majority of member states supported this request. “It is disappointing that it could not be done during negotiations in New York,” he continued.
Next conference in 2029
However, the reform is not abandoned. A new examination conference on the subject is expected to take place in 2029 in New York, the ICC wrote in a statement on Thursday. “We hope it will then be possible, in a different geopolitical situation, to fill the gap in international criminal law,” said Franz Perrez.
