It’s an organization born out of the desire to create justice on a global scale. 

This court investigates and prosecutes people accused of having committed or ordered very serious crimes. 

These crimes are war crimes, crimes of aggression, crimes against humanity and genocide.

No criminal, whether a president, military officer, leader or simple citizen, is immune from prosecution.

In order to bring justice to the victims of crimes, anyone can be held accountable for their actions.

When was the Court created?

It was created in 1998, by an international treaty, called the Rome Statute. 

123 UN member States recognize its role, but not certain powerful countries, such as the US, Israel or Russia.