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The International Criminal Court was established by the Rome Statue on this date and put into force by the United Nations on 1 July, 2002.
- The Rome Statute established four core international crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Those crimes "shall not be subject to any statute of limitations" (Article 29).
- The ICC sits in the Netherlands at The Hague.
- 120 countries have signed on to the treaty. some countries that are not members are: USA, Russia, India, Israel, and China. [Encyclopaedia Britannica]
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