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What is the International Criminal Court?
Is Ukraine a State Party of the ICC? The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an independent international court that investigates, prosecutes, and tries individuals accused with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and the crime of aggression. However, the crime of aggression cannot be tried unless the situation in question is referred to it by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). As of September 2024, 124 countries are members (“State parties”) of the ICC. These countries have agreed that the ICC can try crimes that either happened on their territory or were committed by their nationals.