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The '''Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court''' is the [[treaty]] that established the [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.icc-cpi.int/nr/rdonlyres/ea9aeff7-5752-4f84-be94-0a655eb30e16/0/rome_statute_english.pdf |title=The Rome Statute |access-date=20 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318090721/https://www.icc-cpi.int/nr/rdonlyres/ea9aeff7-5752-4f84-be94-0a655eb30e16/0/rome_statute_english.pdf |archive-date=18 March 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was adopted at a diplomatic conference in [[Rome]], [[Italy]] on 17 July 1998<ref name=scharf>Michael P. Scharf (August 1998). [http://www.asil.org/insights/insigh23.htm ''Results of the Rome Conference for an International Criminal Court''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515183257/http://www.asil.org/insights/insigh23.htm |date=15 May 2012 }}. The American Society of International Law. Retrieved on 31 January 2008.</ref><ref>Each year, to commemorate the adoption of the Rome Statute, human rights activists around the world celebrate 17 July as [[World Day for International Justice]]. See Amnesty International USA (2005). ''[http://www.amnestyusa.org/International_Justice/International_Justice_Day/page.do?id=1104666&n1=3&n2=35 International Justice Day 2005] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502123130/http://www.amnestyusa.org/International_Justice/International_Justice_Day/page.do?id=1104666&n1=3&n2=35 |date=2 May 2008 }}''. Retrieved on 31 January 2008.</ref> and it entered into force on 1 July 2002.<ref name="UN treaty database"/> As of
The Rome Statute established four core international crimes: [[genocide]], [[crimes against humanity]], [[war crime]]s, and the [[crime of aggression]]. Those crimes "shall not be subject to any [[statute of limitations]]".<ref>Article 29, Non-applicability of statute of limitations</ref> Under the Rome Statute, the ICC can only investigate and prosecute the four core international crimes in situations where states are "unable" or "unwilling" to do so themselves; the jurisdiction of the court is complementary to jurisdictions of domestic courts. The court has jurisdiction over crimes only if they are committed in the territory of a state party or if they are committed by a national of a state party; an exception to this rule is that the ICC may also have jurisdiction over crimes if its jurisdiction is authorized by the [[United Nations Security Council]].
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