As of February 2024 [update], 124 states [1] are parties to the Statute of the Court, including all the countries of South America, nearly all of Europe, most of Oceania and roughly half of Africa. [2] [3] Burundi and the Philippines were member states, but later withdrew effective 27 October 2017 [4] and 17 March 2019, [5] respectively. [2] [3] A further 31 countries [1] have signed but not ratified the Rome Statute. [2] [3] The law of treaties obliges these states to refrain from "acts which would defeat the object and purpose" of the treaty until they declare they do not intend to become a party to the treaty. [6] Four signatory states—Israel in 2002, [7] the United States on 6 May 2002, [8] [9] Sudan on 26 August 2008, [10] and Russia on 30 November 2016 [11]—have informed the UN Secretary General that they no longer intend to become states parties and, as such, have no legal obligations arising from their signature of the Statute. [2] [3]
Forty-one additional states [1] have neither signed nor acceded to the Rome Statute. Some of them, including China and India, are critical of the Court. [12] [13] Ukraine, a non-ratifying signatory, has accepted the Court's jurisdiction for a period starting in 2013. [14]
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As of February 2024 [update], 124 states [1] are parties to the Statute of the Court, including all the countries of South America, nearly all of Europe, most of Oceania and roughly half of Africa. [2] [3] Burundi and the Philippines were member states, but later withdrew effective 27 October 2017 [4] and 17 March 2019, [5] respectively. [2] [3] A further 31 countries [1] have signed but not ratified the Rome Statute. [2] [3] The law of treaties obliges these states to refrain from "acts which would defeat the object and purpose" of the treaty until they declare they do not intend to become a party to the treaty. [6] Four signatory states—Israel in 2002, [7] the United States on 6 May 2002, [8] [9] Sudan on 26 August 2008, [10] and Russia on 30 November 2016 [11]—have informed the UN Secretary General that they no longer intend to become states parties and, as such, have no legal obligations arising from their signature of the Statute. [2] [3]
Forty-one additional states [1] have neither signed nor acceded to the Rome Statute. Some of them, including China and India, are critical of the Court. [12] [13] Ukraine, a non-ratifying signatory, has accepted the Court's jurisdiction for a period starting in 2013. [14]
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