Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Totally Explained

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As of March 2008, 105 countries are party to the Rome Statute, including nearly all of Europe and South America, and roughly half the countries in Africa. Madagascar will become a state party on 1 June 2008, bringing the total number to 106. A further 40 states have signed but not ratified the treaty; In 2002, two of these states, the United States and Israel, "unsigned" the Rome Statute, indicating that they no longer intend to become states parties and, as such, they've no legal obligations arising from their signature of the statute.

Review and amendment

Any amendment to the Rome Statute requires the support of a two-thirds majority of the states parties, and an amendment won't enter into force until it has been ratified by seven-eighths of the states parties. Any amendment to the list of crimes within the jurisdiction of the court will only apply to those states parties that have ratified it. The Review Conference is likely to adopt a definition of the crime of aggression, thereby allowing the ICC to exercise jurisdiction over the crime for the first time.

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