Will Putin be sent to the ICC in The Hague?

 The Hague-based International Criminal Court, or ICC, is the world’s first permanent court for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a lot of calls to have Russian president Vladimir Putin put on trial there. So how does it work? 

The court was established in 2002 by the Rome Statute and has jurisdiction over four core crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Initially housed in the former KPN building in The Hague, it moved into its permanent location in 2015. 

‘The Netherlands lobbied for the court to be located in The Hague,’ says Stephanie van den Berg, who covers the court for the international news agency Reuters and hosts a podcast called Asymmetrical Haircuts about international justice. 

The Hague, which likes to call itself the city of peace and justice, has been home to the high court of the United Nations since 1945, as well as its predecessor court, the Permanent Court of International Justice, since 1922.

 It is also home to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, another UN body that prosecuted war crimes committed during the Yugoslav wars.( DutchNews.nl)

he Hague-based International Criminal Court, or ICC, is the world’s first permanent court for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a lot of calls to have Russian president Vladimir Putin put on trial there. So how does it work? The court was established in 2002 by the Rome Statute and has jurisdiction over four core crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Initially housed in the former KPN building in The Hague, it moved into its permanent location in 2015. ‘The Netherlands lobbied for the court to be located in The Hague,’ says Stephanie van den Berg, who covers the court for the international news agency Reuters and hosts a podcast called Asymmetrical Haircuts about international justice. The Hague, which likes to call itself the city of peace and justice, has been home to the high court of the United Nations since 1945, as well as its predecessor court, the Permanent Court of International Justice, since 1922. It is also home to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, another UN body that prosecuted war crimes committed during the Yugoslav wars.

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