International Criminal Court
Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002708
An intergovernmental tribunal with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the most serious international offenses. The court's mandate covers genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression. Based in The Hague, Netherlands, the court operates on the principle of complementarity, meaning it acts only when a country's own legal system is unwilling or unable to genuinely investigate or prosecute such crimes.
| Identifier | MLC-T-LAW-002708 |
|---|---|
| Field | Law |
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