Fifth Anniversary of the Rome Statute

Five years ago, on July 1st, 2002, the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC) entered into force. Meanwhile, 104 States have become parties to the Statute ... a fact that, according to the Chief Prosecutor of the ICC, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, shows that the ICC is a "landmark in international justice." [U.N. News Centre] Furthermore, the Prosecutor points to the awareness raising impact the court already has, noting that "States recognize now that there are some limits, and that there can be no more genocide [...]." [U.N. News Centre]. Yet, the ICC is not supported worldwide. Some countries like the United States, China, and Russia are still not Parties to the Rome Statute. The Nuremberg Human Rights Center [website] on behalf of the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany and in collaboration with the Goethe Institute has created an exhibition on the ICC. The exhibition will be mainly displayed in States that are not (yet) Parties to the Rome Statute in order to promote the ICC's cause specifically in those countries. A brochure on the exhibition [pdf, in English] can be downloaded from the ICC page of the Nuremberg Human Rights Center.