Report of the International Criminal Court

A/RES/66/262View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 75 Report of the International Criminal Court, published in 2012.

What other versions does this mandate have?

21 versions · 2006–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/6

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/6	Report of the International Criminal Court	2,132	99%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/6	Report of the International Criminal Court	2,128	95%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/6	Report of the International Criminal Court	2,037	99%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/6	Report of the International Criminal Court	2,037	93%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/5	Report of the International Criminal Court	1,932	97%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

32 reports · 2008–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/81/328	Information relevant to the implementation of article 3 of the Relationship Agreement between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/80/6
2026	A/81/330	Expenses incurred and reimbursement received by the United Nations in connection with assistance provided to the International Criminal Court report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/80/6
2025	A/80/343	Expenses incurred and reimbursement received by the United Nations in connection with assistance provided to the International Criminal Court report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/6
2025	A/80/344	Information relevant to the implementation of article 3 of the Relationship Agreement between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/6
2024	A/79/197	Expenses incurred and reimbursement received by the United Nations in connection with assistance provided to the International Criminal Court report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/6

What subjects does this mandate have?

12 subjects

Conference and Meeting Services Cooperation Between Organizations International Criminal Courts International Criminal Jurisdiction International Obligations Laws and Regulations Least Developed Countries Programme Expenditures Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Support Cost Reimbursement Technical Cooperation Trust Funds

What’s in this document?

19 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the report of the International Criminal Court for 2010/11;⁵

⁵See A/66/309.

Welcomes the States that have become parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtError: Reference source not found in the past year, and calls upon all States in all regions of the world that are not yet parties to the Rome Statute to consider ratifying or acceding to it without delay;

Welcomes the States parties as well as States not parties to the Rome Statute that have become parties to the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court,⁶ and calls upon all States that have not yet done so to consider becoming parties to that Agreement;

⁶United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2271, No. 40446.

Calls upon States parties to the Rome Statute that have not yet done so to adopt national legislation to implement obligations emanating from the Rome Statute and to cooperate with the International Criminal Court in the exercise of its functions, and recalls the provision of technical assistance by States parties in this respect;

Welcomes the cooperation and assistance provided thus far to the International Criminal Court by States parties as well as States not parties, the United Nations and other international and regional organizations, and calls upon those States that are under an obligation to cooperate to provide such cooperation and assistance in the future, in particular with regard to arrest and surrender, the provision of evidence, the protection and relocation of victims and witnesses, and the enforcement of sentences;

Recalls article 3 of the Relationship AgreementError: Reference source not found according to which, with a view to facilitating the effective discharge of their respective responsibilities, the United Nations and the International Criminal Court shall cooperate closely, whenever appropriate, with each other and consult each other on matters of mutual interest pursuant to the provisions of the Relationship Agreement and in conformity with the respective provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the Rome Statute, as well as the need to respect each other’s status and mandate,⁷ and requests the Secretary-General to include information relevant to the implementation of article 3 of the Relationship Agreement in his report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph 11 of the present resolution;

⁷Article 2, paragraph 3, of the Relationship Agreement.

Emphasizes the importance of cooperation with States that are not parties to the Rome Statute;

Invites regional organizations to consider concluding cooperation agreements with the International Criminal Court;

Recalls that, by virtue of article 12, paragraph 3, of the Rome Statute, if the acceptance of a State which is not a party to the Rome Statute is required under article 12, paragraph 2, of the Rome Statute, that State may, by declaration lodged with the Registrar of the International Criminal Court, accept the exercise of jurisdiction by the Court with respect to the crime in question;

Encourages all States parties to take the interests, needs for assistance and mandate of the International Criminal Court into account when relevant matters are being discussed in the United Nations;

Emphasizes the importance of the full implementation of all aspects of the Relationship Agreement, which forms a framework for close cooperation between the two organizations and for consultation on matters of mutual interest pursuant to the provisions of that Agreement and in conformity with the respective provisions of the Charter and the Rome Statute, as well as the need for the Secretary-General to inform the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session of the expenses incurred and reimbursements received by the United Nations in connection with assistance provided to the International Criminal Court;

Recalling the referrals of situations to the International Criminal Court already made by the Security Council, also invites all States to consider contributing voluntarily to the bearing of expenses related to investigations or prosecutions of the Court, including in connection with situations referred to the Court by the Council, in accordance with the modalities for such contributions established by the Registrar of the Court;

Expresses its appreciation for the work undertaken by the International Criminal Court liaison office to United Nations Headquarters, and encourages the Secretary-General to continue to work closely with that office;

Encourages States to contribute to the Trust Fund established for the benefit of victims of crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court and the families of such victims, and acknowledges with appreciation contributions made to that Trust Fund thus far;

Recalls that, at the Review Conference of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which was convened and opened by the Secretary-General and held in Kampala from 31 May to 11 June 2010, States parties reaffirmed their commitment to the Rome Statute and its full implementation, as well as its universality and integrity, and that the Review Conference undertook a stocktaking exercise of international criminal justice, considering the impact of the Rome Statute on victims and affected communities, peace and justice, complementarity and cooperation, called for the strengthening of the enforcement of sentences, adopted amendments to the Rome Statute to expand the jurisdiction of the Court to cover three additional war crimes when committed in armed conflicts not of an international character, adopted amendments to the Rome Statute to define the crime of aggression and to establish conditions under which the Court could exercise jurisdiction with respect to that crime, and decided to retain article 124 of the Rome Statute;⁸

⁸See International Criminal Court, document RC/11.

Acknowledges the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization,⁹ in which it was stated that, following the success of the ninth session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, efforts towards universality had yielded positive results;

⁹Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 1 (A/66/1).

Takes note of the decision of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court at its tenth session, while recalling that, according to article 112, paragraph 6, of the Rome Statute, the Assembly of States Parties shall meet at the seat of the Court or at United Nations Headquarters, to hold its eleventh session in The Hague,¹⁰ looks forward to the eleventh session, which is to be held from 14 to 22 November 2012, and requests the Secretary-General to provide the necessary services and facilities in accordance with the Relationship Agreement and resolution 58/318;

¹⁰See resolution ICC-ASP/10/Res.5 of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Encourages the widest possible participation of States in the Assembly of States Parties, invites States to contribute to the Trust Fund for the participation of least developed countries, and acknowledges with appreciation contributions made to that Trust Fund thus far;

Invites the International Criminal Court to submit, in accordance with article 6 of the Relationship Agreement, a report on its activities for 2011/12, for consideration by the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session.

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