Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

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constituent instrument of an international organization founding treaty international criminal law treaty multilateral treaty

The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the foundational international treaty that established the ICC and defines its jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court canonical	116
Rome Statute	7
Rome Statute system	4
Part 2 of the Rome Statute	3
Article 81 of the Rome Statute	1
Article 83 of the Rome Statute	1
Article 84 of the Rome Statute	1
Article 85 of the Rome Statute	1
Part 3: General Principles of Criminal Law	1
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 1998	1
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court provisions on genocide	1
United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22800 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Context triple: [Nuremberg trials, influenced, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court]

A. International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of the United Nations that settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on international legal questions.
B. Article 51 of the United Nations Charter
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that recognizes the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense by states if an armed attack occurs, until the Security Council takes measures to maintain international peace and security.
C. Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States
The Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States is the treaty that establishes the legal status, privileges, and obligations governing the UN’s presence and operations at its main headquarters in New York City.
D. Nuremberg trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of landmark military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute leading Nazi officials for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace.
E. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Target entity description: The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the foundational international treaty that established the ICC and defines its jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.

A. GenocideConvention1948
GenocideConvention1948 refers to the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the first international treaty to define and criminalize genocide under international law.
B. Charter of the United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty that established the UN, defining its purposes, principles, structure, and the framework for international peace and security.
C. International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of the United Nations that settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on international legal questions.
D. Article 51 of the United Nations Charter
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that recognizes the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense by states if an armed attack occurs, until the Security Council takes measures to maintain international peace and security.
E. Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States
The Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States is the treaty that establishes the legal status, privileges, and obligations governing the UN’s presence and operations at its main headquarters in New York City.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constituent instrument of an international organization ⓘ founding treaty ⓘ international criminal law treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ
adoptedAt	Rome ⓘ
adoptedBy	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
adoptedOn	1998-07-17 ⓘ
amendedBy	Kampala Amendments ⓘ
articleCountApproximate	128 articles ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple	complementarity to national criminal jurisdictions ⓘ
conditionForEntryIntoForce	60 ratifications ⓘ
containsPart	Part 10: Enforcement ⓘ Part 11: Assembly of States Parties ⓘ Part 12: Financing ⓘ Part 13: Final Clauses ⓘ Part 1: Establishment of the Court ⓘ Part 2: Jurisdiction, Admissibility and Applicable Law ⓘ Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Part 3: General Principles of Criminal Law Part 4: Composition and Administration of the Court ⓘ Part 5: Investigation and Prosecution ⓘ Part 6: The Trial ⓘ Part 7: Penalties ⓘ Part 8: Appeal and Revision ⓘ Part 9: International Cooperation and Judicial Assistance ⓘ Preamble ⓘ
createsOrgan	Assembly of States Parties ⓘ Judicial Divisions of the International Criminal Court ⓘ Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ Presidency of the International Criminal Court ⓘ Registry of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
definesCrime	crime against humanity ⓘ crime of aggression ⓘ crime of genocide ⓘ war crime ⓘ
definesJurisdictionOver	crime of aggression ⓘ crimes against humanity ⓘ genocide ⓘ war crimes ⓘ
depositary	Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	2002-07-01 ⓘ
establishes	International Criminal Court ⓘ
hasAnnex	Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court ⓘ Elements of Crimes ⓘ
headquartersCountrySpecifiedAs	Netherlands ⓘ
headquartersSeatSpecifiedAs	The Hague ⓘ
KampalaAmendmentsAdoptedOn	2010-06-11 ⓘ
KampalaAmendmentsConcern	crime of aggression ⓘ war crimes ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
negotiatedUnderAuspicesOf	United Nations ⓘ
preambleAffirms	end to impunity for perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community ⓘ
preambleRecalls	duty of every State to exercise its criminal jurisdiction over those responsible for international crimes ⓘ
requiresRatificationBy	States ⓘ
shortName	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Rome Statute
subjectOf	international criminal law ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nuremberg trials → influenced → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

GenocideConvention1948 → influenced → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court → shortName → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rome Statute

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court → adoptedBy → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court → containsPart → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Part 3: General Principles of Criminal Law

London Charter of the International Military Tribunal → influenced → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

United Nations system of international law → includesInstrument → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Part 8: Appeal and Revision → partOf → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Part 8: Appeal and Revision → contains → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Article 81 of the Rome Statute

Part 8: Appeal and Revision → contains → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Article 83 of the Rome Statute

Part 8: Appeal and Revision → contains → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Article 84 of the Rome Statute

Part 8: Appeal and Revision → contains → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Article 85 of the Rome Statute

Part 10: Enforcement → partOf → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Part 10: Enforcement → adoptedWith → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 1998

Elements of Crimes → partOf → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Elements of Crimes → relatedTo → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Assembly of States Parties → legalBasis → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Assembly of States Parties → memberOf → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rome Statute system

Kampala Amendments → partOf → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Kampala Amendments → modifies → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Part 2 of the Rome Statute

Kampala Amendments → relatedTo → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rome Statute

Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court → relatedTo → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Presidency of the International Criminal Court → legalBasis → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

International Criminal Court → foundedBy → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

International Criminal Court → legalBasis → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rome Statute

International Criminal Court → createdByTreaty → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rome Statute

Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court → legalBasis → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court → establishedBy → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Nuremberg Principles → influenced → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Nuremberg Principles → relatedTo → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Judicial Divisions of the International Criminal Court → appliesLaw → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Judicial Divisions of the International Criminal Court → governingInstrument → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Registry of the International Criminal Court → governedBy → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties → legalBasis → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Working Group on Amendments → appliesTo → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Working Group on Amendments → legalFramework → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rome Statute

New York Working Group → legalFramework → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Trust Fund for Victims → legalBasis → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Secretariat of the Assembly of States Parties → legalBasis → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court → adoptedInstrument → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

States Parties to the Rome Statute → treaty → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

States Parties to the Rome Statute → definedIn → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

ASP → legalBasis → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

subject surface form: Assembly of States Parties

ASP → establishedBy → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

subject surface form: Assembly of States Parties

International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance → relatedTo → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Review Conference of the Rome Statute → subjectOf → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute → partOf → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute → locatedInInstrument → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Part 2 of the Rome Statute

Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court → legalBasis → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court → complements → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

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