International criminal justice
The International Criminal Court (ICC) conducts fair trials, upholds defendants’ rights, protects witnesses, and ensures victims’ voices are heard.
ICC cases have addressed crimes including using child soldiers, murder, rape, attacks on civilians, attacks on cultural heritage, and more. In cases ending in conviction, Judges ordered reparations for victims.
With support from over 120 States Parties, the Rome Statute system aims to make justice happen, help rebuild people’s lives, and forge a path to stability and lasting peace.
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EU action in support of the ICC focuses on helping to counter external attacks against the Court, its judges, and staff, including threats to impose sanctions. The EU supports the Court through EU statements, démarches and interventions in defence of the Court’s independence and integrity.
The EU promotes the universality of the Rome Statute of the ICC. Efforts include advocating for its ratification or accession through human rights dialogues, targeted démarches to specific countries, and incorporating clauses in agreements with non-EU countries encouraging them to ratify or accede to the Rome Statute.
