International Criminal Court

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 154 International Criminal Court, published in 2003.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2003–2004

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/59/43

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2004	A/RES/59/43	International Criminal Court	737	47%Compare
2003	A/RES/58/79	International Criminal Court	499	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Aggression Appointment of Officials Cooperation Between Organizations Election of Officers International Criminal Courts International Instruments Judges Privileges and Immunities Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Treaties Between Two or More International Organizations Working Groups

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Calls upon all States that are not yet parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court1 to consider ratifying it or acceding to it without delay, and encourages efforts aimed at promoting awareness of the results of the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court, held in Rome from 15 June to 17 July 1998, the provisions of the Statute and the process leading to the establishment of the International Criminal Court;

Calls upon all States to consider becoming parties to the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court without delay;³

³Official Records of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, First session, New York, 3-10 September 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.03.V.2 and corrigendum), part II.E.

Welcomes the holding of the first and second resumptions of the first session and the second session of the Assembly of States Parties, in New York from 3 to 7 February and 21 to 23 April 2003 and from 8 to 12 September 2003, respectively, and also welcomes the election of judges and the Prosecutor and the adoption of a number of instruments;⁴

⁴The Staff Regulations of the International Criminal Court and a resolution on the establishment of the Permanent Secretariat of the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court.

Takes note of the establishment of the Special Working Group on the Crime of Aggression by the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, open to all States on an equal footing, and of the possibility that at some future time the meeting of that working group may be held at United Nations Headquarters;

Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for providing effective and efficient assistance in the establishment of the International Criminal Court;

Welcomes the establishment of the Permanent Secretariat of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;

Recognizes the need for an orderly and smooth transition of work from the Secretariat of the United Nations to the secretariat of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;

Invites the Secretary-General to take steps to conclude a relationship agreement between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court and to submit the negotiated draft agreement to the General Assembly for approval;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-ninth session the item entitled “International Criminal Court”.

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