Human Rights Watch Briefing Note for the Seventeenth Session of the International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties

The states parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will meet from December 5 to 12, 2018 at the annual session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP). This year’s Assembly session concludes the twentieth anniversary year of the ICC’s founding treaty, the Rome Statute, adopted on July 17, 1998. Expand The International Criminal Court premises in The Hague. © 2016 Human Rights Watch The events of the year have demonstrated why states parties need to reinvigorate their commitment to the court. The imperative for justice remains clear. The Office of the Prosecutor opened new preliminary…

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