The Rome Statute - International Criminal Court

ꕤ Article SOURCE https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XVIII-10&chapter=18&lang=en Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Rome, 17 July 1998 Entry into force:     1 July 2002, in accordance with article 126. Registration    : 1 July 2002, No. 38544 Status              : Signatories : 139.   Parties : 123 The Statute was adopted on 17 July 1998 by the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court.  In accordance with its article 125, the Statute was opened for signature by all States in Rome at the Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on 17 July 1998.  Thereafter, it was opened for signature in Rome at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy until 17 October 1998.  After that date, the Statute was opened for signature in New York, at United Nations Headquarters, where it will be until 31 December 2000. plenipotentiary A person, especially a diplomat, invested with the full power of independent action on behalf of their government, typically in a foreign country. [source] Note Israel & USA not party to Rome Statute ꕤ