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NSWLegal StudiesOption: World Order
Quick questions on The International Criminal Court and the Rome Statute: HSC Legal Studies
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What are the four core crimes?Show answer
Article 5 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998 lists the four core crimes:
What are jurisdictional triggers?Show answer
The ICC's jurisdiction is triggered (article 13) where:
What is australia's implementation?Show answer
Australia signed the Rome Statute on 9 December 1998 and ratified on 1 July 2002. Australia implemented its obligations through:
What is bosco Ntaganda?Show answer
Convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the DRC; sentenced to 30 years in 2019.
What is dominic Ongwen?Show answer
Commander in the Lord's Resistance Army (Uganda); convicted of 61 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in February 2021; sentenced to 25 years.
What is russia / Ukraine?Show answer
The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin on 17 March 2023 in relation to the alleged unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children. Russia is not a party to the Rome Statute; Ukraine accepted ad hoc ICC jurisdiction over its territory under article 12(3). The warrant is the first against a sitting head of state of a UN Security Council permanent member.
What are israel / Hamas?Show answer
The ICC Prosecutor applied for arrest warrants in May 2024 against senior Israeli leaders and senior Hamas leaders in relation to the Gaza conflict.
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