YOGYAKARTA Some of us may not know what the ICC is. The ICC is an acronym of the International Criminal Court or the Court / Court of Criminal Justice International.

The function of the ICC is to investigate and try the four toughest types of crimes committed by individuals.

In the law enforcement process, the ICC can carry out its functions differently, in accordance with the national jurisdiction process that applies to countries around the world.

The following article will discuss in more detail what the ICC, jurisdiction and criminal acts are being tried by the International Criminal Court.

According to its official website, the ICC is an international criminal court investigating and, if necessary, adjudicating people or individuals charged with the toughest crimes that the global community is concerned about.

As an independent judiciary, the ICC is not under the United Nations (UN) or United Nations system.

The International Criminal Court was formed with the aim of:

The ICC is domiciled in The Hague, the Netherlands. The basis for the formation of the International Criminal Court is the Rome Statute which is valid (entry into force) after the number of ratifications was reached by 60 countries. In 2002, the number of ratifications required was exceeded, so that legally, the Rome Statute took effect.

What is meant by jurisdiction is the authority to make laws and authorities to enforce the applicability of the law.

As the last trial, the ICC has four jurisdictions, including:

The Rome Statute gives jurisdiction to the ICC over four main crimes, namely:

For additional information, the International Criminal Court does not replace the national court. However, the ICC can intervene in a case if a country is unable or does not want to try the perpetrators of serious crimes that are of concern to the international community.

The ICC legal process includes investigations and cases from beginning to end, namely after the crime occurs, a preliminary examination will be carried out. Then, an investigation was carried out. After that, proceed to the pre-trial stage. In addition, there is a trial stage, an appeal stage, to law enforcement.

That's the information about what the ICC is. Hopefully this article can add insight to the loyal readers of VOI.ID.


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