Czech Republic deposited the instrument of ratification to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
On July 21, 2009, the Czech Republic deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the United Nations Headquarters in New York the instrument of ratification to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), adopted in Rome on July 17, 1998, thus becoming the 110th State Party to the Rome Statute. The ceremony was attended by the Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the UN, H.E. Mr. Martin Palouš, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the UN, H.E. Anders Lidén (on behalf of the EU Council Presidency), Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the UN and President of the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC, H.E. Christian Wenaweser, and William R. Pace, Convenor of the Coalition for the ICC.
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The Rome Statute will enter into force for the Czech Republic on October 1, 2009. The International Criminal Court will, in accordance with the principle of complementarity underlying the Statute, substitute the jurisdiction of national courts with respect to most serious crimes, however, only in cases where they will be unable or unwilling to conduct their own prosecution.
The International Criminal Court, operating from The Hague since 2002, investigates and tries individuals for the most serious crimes of international concern, i.e. war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
