ICC: International Criminal Court

About the committee

The International Criminal Court is the first permanent, treaty based, court of its kind. Governed by the Rome Statute, its mandate is to try persons accused of the most serious crimes of international concern: genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. It is an independent international organisation and not part of the UN system.

The brand-new AMUNC 2010 International Criminal Court will consist of two phases. The first, judgement deliberation, will see delegates play the role of judges as Prosecution, Defence and Victim’s Counsel present oral submissions on a hypothetical problem of international criminal law. Delegates will then consider their merits through debate, discussions and negotiations in order to formulate an opinion. The second phase, Assembly of States Parties, will see delegates represent states' parties to the Rome Statute on a topic related to the ICC.

Topics

Below is a brief description of both areas of discussion for the ICC. Further details on both topics will provided shortly.

Topic A: Judgement deliberation

The hypothetical problem will relate to events that took take place in a recently concluded international armed conflict. The Prosecution, Defence and Victim’s Counsel will address legal questions/issues arising from the problem in the areas of:
    •    The ICC’s state self referral jurisdiction.
    •    Victim’s participation in proceedings before the ICC.
    •    Unlawful transfers as a war crime.

Topic B: Assembly of States Parties on the question of the immunity of officials from states not party to the Rome Statute

The Assembly of States Parties will consider and discuss the immunity of state officials not parties to the Rome Statute, in particular the legal friction between Article 27 and Article 98 of the Rome Statute.