Russia-ICC Dispute & Functions of International Criminal Court

Japan has strongly condemned the Moscow court's issuance of arrest warrants demanding the extradition of judges, including the current President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Tomoko Akane (Japan).

This conflict, which arose following the ICC's issuance of an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2023 regarding the Ukraine war, has highlighted the jurisdiction of international legal bodies.

📚 School Textbook Link: 10th Standard / 12th Standard · Social Science / Political Science · 10th Social: Unit 1 (First World War) & 12th Polity: International Organizations · International Courts (ICJ vs ICC), Rome Statute & War Crimes

🎯 TNPSC Exam Key Notes:

• International Criminal Court (ICC) Headquarters: The Hague, Netherlands.
• Treaty that established ICC: 1998 Rome Statute (year it came into force: 2002).
• International Court of Justice (ICJ): Established in 1945 by the UN Charter; 15 judges are elected for a 9-year term.
• 4 main crimes investigated by ICC: Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes, Crimes of Aggression.
• Indian Judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ): B.N. Rao, Nagendra Singh (President), R.S. Pathak, Dalveer Bhandari.
• Current President of ICC: Tomoko Akane (from Japan).

📌 KEY FOR TNPSC:

• The headquarters of both the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) are located in The Hague, Netherlands.
• Among the 6 principal organs of the United Nations, only the ICJ is located outside New York.