The Rome Statute established four core international crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Those crimes "shall not be subject to any statute of limitations".Article 29, Non-applicability of statute of limitations Under the Rome Statute, the ICC can only investigate and prosecute the four core international crimes in situations where states are "unable" or "unwilling" to do so themselves. The jurisdiction of the court is complementary to jurisdictions of domestic courts. The court has jurisdiction over crimes only if they are committed in the territory of, by a national of, or on a vessel registered under a state party or a non-party that has accepted the jurisdiction of the Court; or if the United Nations Security Council makes a referral.How the Court works The provisions on the crime of aggression did not take effect until after it was defined at the 2010 Kampala Conference.
The Rome Statute established four core international crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Those crimes "shall not be subject to any statute of limitations".Article 29, Non-applicability of statute of limitations Under the Rome Statute, the ICC can only investigate and prosecute the four core international crimes in situations where states are "unable" or "unwilling" to do so themselves. The jurisdiction of the court is complementary to jurisdictions of domestic courts. The court has jurisdiction over crimes only if they are committed in the territory of, by a national of, or on a vessel registered under a state party or a non-party that has accepted the jurisdiction of the Court; or if the United Nations Security Council makes a referral.How the Court works The provisions on the crime of aggression did not take effect until after it was defined at the 2010 Kampala Conference.