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ICC

ICC

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A permanent international court that tries people for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity
  • noun
translation icon : Corte Penal Internacional
  • 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.

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Examples

  • Still, proponents and staff of the ICC clearly disagreed with Moreno-Ocampo's lenience toward the NTC.

    Blog text (6)
  • Canada's involvement in the establishment of a permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) also earned high marks.

    Academic text (2006)
  • So how should we think about whether the ICC is a good or bad thing?

  • Next, we will be talking about the ICC and the doctrine of responsibility to protect.

  • Why was the idea of an ICC controversial?

  • The Security Council walked away from its obligations to the ICC a long time ago.

    Blog text (6)
  • And the ICC prosecutor must give advance notice to a country whose troops may be investigated.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Well, just about every country in the world recognizes the ICC.

  • The ICC Statute defines numerous war crimes for both international and non-international armed conflict.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The International Criminal Court's (ICC) intervention in Sudan draws a critical response from Mahmood Mamdani.

    Academic text (2009)

Surface Forms

ICC singular
ICCs plural

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.