International Criminal Court Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Not to be confused with... - answer✔✔...the International Court of Justice
Where is the ICC? - answer✔✔The Hague, Netherlands
Jurisdiction - answer✔✔Prosecuting individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes
against humanity, and war crimes
Limitations to Jurisdiction - answer✔✔May only exercise its jurisdiction after exhaustion of
local remedies, when national courts are unwilling or unable, when the UNSC or individual
states refer situations to the court
Rome Statute - answer✔✔A multilateral treaty which serves as the ICC's foundational and
governing document
How many states are currently party to the Rome Statute? - answer✔✔123 States
Four Organs of the ICC - answer✔✔the Presidency, the Judicial Divisions, the Office of the
Prosecutor, and the Registry
What is the President of the ICC? - answer✔✔The most senior judge chosen by his or her peers
in the Judicial Division
What does the Judicial Division do? - answer✔✔Hears cases before the Court
Who heads the Office of the Prosecutor? - answer✔✔the Prosecutor who investigates crimes and
initiates proceedings before the Judicial Division
Who heads the Registry and what does the Registry do? - answer✔✔The Registrar; manages all
the administrative functions of the ICC, including the headquarters, detention unit, and public
defense office
How many official investigations has the Office of the Prosecutor opened? - answer✔✔10
How many preliminary examinations are underway? - answer✔✔11
How many individuals have been indicted in the ICC? - answer✔✔39 Individuals
Joseph Kony - answer✔✔Alleged Commander-in-Chief of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),
at time of warrant; 8 July 2005
Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir - answer✔✔
Uhuru Kenyatta - answer✔✔
Muammar Gaddafi - answer✔✔
Laurent Gbagbo - answer✔✔
Jean-Pierre Bemba - answer✔✔
When was the idea of an international tribunal like the ICC first proposed? - answer✔✔During
the Paris Peace Conference in 1919
International Law Commission (ILC) - answer✔✔
When did the ILC present its final draft statute for the International Criminal Court to the
UNGA? - answer✔✔1994
Coalition for an ICC - answer✔✔
When was the Rome Statute of the ICC adopted? - answer✔✔17 July 1998
What was the vote count for the Rome Statute? - answer✔✔120 to 7, with 21 countries
abstaining
Which seven countries voted against the Rome Statute? - answer✔✔China, Iraq, Israel, Libya,
Qatar, United States, Yemen
When did the Court issue its first arrest warrants? - answer✔✔8 July 2005
What and when was the ICC's first judgement released? - answer✔✔2012, found Congolese
rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty of war crimes related to using child soldiers
Which states have announced their withdrawals from the Rome Statute? - answer✔✔Burundi,
South Africa (later revoked decision after a ruling by the High Court of South Africa), the
Gambia (the Gambia later rescinded it following a presidential election)
Which states are expected to withdraw from the Court? - answer✔✔Kenya, Namibia, Uganda,
and South Africa (again)
Assembly of State Parties - answer✔✔States party to the Rome Statute govern the ICC; duties
include electing officials of the Court, approving budget, and adopting amendments to the Rome
Statute
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