Establishment of the International Criminal Court

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 164 Establishment of the International Criminal Court, published in 2002.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2000–2003

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/57/23

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2003	A/RES/57/23	Establishment of the International Criminal Court	732	25%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/85	Establishment of the International Criminal Court	1,285	48%Compare
2001	A/RES/55/155	Establishment of the International Criminal Court	844	73%Compare
2000	A/RES/54/105	Establishment of the International Criminal Court	714	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2003

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2003	A/58/372	International Criminal Court report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/57/23

What subjects does this mandate have?

13 subjects

Aggression Conference and Meeting Services Consultative Status Costs Documents Intergovernmental Organizations International Criminal Courts International Criminal Jurisdiction Least Developed Countries Non-Governmental Organizations Observer Status Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Trust Funds

What’s in this document?

15 operative paragraphs

Reiterates the historic significance of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;1

Calls upon all States that have signed the Rome Statute to consider ratifying or acceding to it, as appropriate, 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, and of the provisions of the Statute;

Welcomes the important work accomplished by the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court in the completion of a great number of parts of its mandate under resolution F adopted by the Conference,Error: Reference source not found and notes in this respect in particular the importance of the growing participation in the work of the working group on the crime of aggression;

Requests the Secretary-General to reconvene the Preparatory Commission, in accordance with resolution F, from 8 to 19 April and from 1 to 12 July 2002, to continue to carry out the mandate of that resolution and, in that connection, to discuss ways to enhance the effectiveness and acceptance of the Court;

Also requests the Secretary-General to make available to the Preparatory Commission secretariat services, including the preparation of working documents if so requested by the Commission, to enable it to perform its functions;

Further requests the Secretary-General to invite, as observers to the Preparatory Commission, representatives of organizations and other entities that have received a standing invitation from the General Assembly, pursuant to its relevant resolutions,⁸ to participate in the capacity of observers in its sessions and

⁸Resolutions 253 (III), 477 (V), 2011 (XX), 3208 (XXIX), 3237 (XXIX), 3369 (XXX), 31/3, 33/18, 35/2, 35/3, 36/4, 42/10, 43/6, 44/6, 45/6, 46/8, 47/4, 48/2, 48/3, 48/4, 48/5, 48/237, 48/265, 49/1, 49/2, 50/2, 51/1, 51/6, 51/204, 52/6, 53/5, 53/6, 53/216, 54/5, 54/10, 54/195, 55/160 and 55/161.

work, and also to invite as observers to the Commission representatives of interested regional intergovernmental organizations and other interested international bodies, including the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States, between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994;

Notes that non-governmental organizations may participate in the work of the Preparatory Commission by attending its plenary and its other open meetings, in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Commission, receiving copies of the official documents and making available their materials to delegates;

Encourages States to make voluntary contributions to the trust funds established pursuant to General Assembly resolutions 51/207 and 52/160, the mandates of which were expanded pursuant to Assembly resolution 53/105, towards meeting the costs of the participation in the work of the Preparatory Commission of the least developed countries and of those developing countries not covered by the trust fund established pursuant to resolution 51/207;

Requests the Secretary-General to undertake the preparations necessary to convene, in accordance with article 112, paragraph 1, of the Rome Statute, the meeting of the Assembly of States Parties to be held at United Nations Headquarters upon the entry into force of the Statute in accordance with article 126, paragraph 1, of the Statute;

Decides that expenses that may accrue to the United Nations as a result of the implementation of the request contained in paragraph 9 above, as well as expenses resulting from the provision of facilities and services for the meeting of the Assembly of States Parties and any consequent follow-up shall be paid in advance to the Organization, for which an appropriate mechanism will be set up in the near future;

Notes that the United Nations and the Secretary-General may participate, without the right to vote, in the work of the Assembly of States Parties;

Requests the Secretary-General to invite, as observers to the meeting of the Assembly of States Parties, representatives of intergovernmental organizations and other entities that have received a standing invitation from the General Assembly, pursuant to its relevant resolutions,7 to participate in the capacity of observers in its sessions and work, and also to invite as observers to the Assembly representatives of interested regional intergovernmental organizations and other international bodies invited to the Rome Conference or accredited to the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court;

Notes that non-governmental organizations invited to the Rome Conference, registered to the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court or having consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations whose activities are relevant to the activities of the Court may participate in the work of the Assembly of States Parties in accordance with agreed rules;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session on the implementation of the present resolution;

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

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