Consider the following statements regarding the International Criminal Court (ICC):
1. It has jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crime of aggression.
2. A case can be referred to the ICC by a member country, the UN Security Council, or the Prosecutor acting on their own initiative with judicial approval.
3. The ICC functions as a judicial body under the United Nations and derives its authority directly from the UN Charter.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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Consider the following statements regarding the International Criminal Court (ICC):
1. It has jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crime of aggression.
2. A case can be referred to the ICC by a member country, the UN Security Council, or the Prosecutor acting on their own initiative with judicial approval.
3. The ICC functions as a judicial body under the United Nations and derives its authority directly from the UN Charter.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Recently, the United States has introduced a fresh round of sanctions on the members of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The sanctions were imposed against four ICC judges under an executive order because of the US allegation of &ldquo;illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and its close ally Israel.

Statement 1 is correct: The ICC has jurisdiction over four categories of crimes under international law: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crime of aggression.

Statement 2 is correct: Cases can be referred to the ICC by (i) a member country, (ii) the UN Security Council, or (iii) the Prosecutor acting proprio motu (on their own initiative) with the approval of ICC judges.

Statement 3 is not correct: The ICC is an independent judicial body established by the Rome Statute (1998). It is not a UN body and does not derive its authority from the UN Charter, though it can act on referrals from the Security Council.

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Consider the following statements regarding the International Criminal Court (ICC): 1. It has jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crime of aggression. 2. A case can be referred to the ICC by a member country, the UN Security Council, or the Prosecutor acting on their own initiative with judicial approval. 3. The ICC functions as a judicial body under the United Nations and derives its authority directly from the UN Charter. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3