ICC
- noun
- The ICC prosecutes individuals for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
- ICC charter
- ICC prosecutor
- ICC Statute
The one thing they're afraid of is the ICC International Criminal Court.
- The one thing they're afraid of is the ICC International Criminal Court.
- The exercise of prosecutorial discretion in the ICC is absolutely inevitable.
- In a report by CBS, they quote the ICC, saying the evidence collected so far is clear.
- Hamas is basically saying that from now on, we recognize that our rocket attacks are subject to ICC prosecution.
- What do you say to this rhetoric from the ICC that contemplate warrants for your arrest for war crimes?
- How referrals are made depends because there's so many different ways in which referrals can be made to the ICC.
- So I was trying to influence the opinion in the ICC by presenting my documentation.
- So we'd like to see more principled support of the ICC.
Examples
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Still, proponents and staff of the ICC clearly disagreed with Moreno-Ocampo's lenience toward the NTC.
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Canada's involvement in the establishment of a permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) also earned high marks.
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So how should we think about whether the ICC is a good or bad thing?
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Next, we will be talking about the ICC and the doctrine of responsibility to protect.
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Why was the idea of an ICC controversial?
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The Security Council walked away from its obligations to the ICC a long time ago.
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And the ICC prosecutor must give advance notice to a country whose troops may be investigated.
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Well, just about every country in the world recognizes the ICC.
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The ICC Statute defines numerous war crimes for both international and non-international armed conflict.
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The International Criminal Court's (ICC) intervention in Sudan draws a critical response from Mahmood Mamdani.
Academic text (2009)
Surface Forms
Etymology
ICC is a short form made from the first letters of International Criminal Court; International means 'between nations', Criminal means 'serious crime', and Court is a 'place that gives justice'. So the ICC is the permanent court that tries people for very serious crimes such as genocide and war crimes.