Chinese name: International Criminal Justice Day Festival Time:1July Festival Origin: Organization Establishment: Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Contracting State Date: June 2065438 +00 Festival Origin, International Criminal Court, Festival Origin1July 1998, United Nations 120 Member States in On 200 1 July1day, the Rome Statute came into effect. 20 10 in June, the States parties to the Rome statute of the international criminal court decided to designate July 17 as international criminal justice day. The International Criminal Court was established in 2002, with 65,438+023 States parties. Its main responsibility is to prosecute and try individuals who commit genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression. At present, the eight cases under investigation by the International Criminal Court are all from African countries, namely, Central African Republic, C? te d 'Ivoire, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Libya, Uganda and Mali. The task of the International Criminal Court is to try individuals, not countries, and hold them responsible for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community—war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, and finally the crime of aggression. A common illusion is that the International Criminal Court can try those who committed these crimes in the past. In fact, the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction only over crimes committed after the entry into force of the Statute in July 2002. Since the establishment of the International Criminal Court 13 years ago, many examples have shown that its work can complement the Security Council. Only by bringing those who have committed heinous crimes to justice can peace be maintained, because judicial justice is crucial to breaking the cycle of violence. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the Security Council to continue to strengthen cooperation with the International Criminal Court, safeguard international peace and security, and take collective action to investigate the responsibility of international crimes. The International Criminal Court may exercise its jurisdiction under one of the following circumstances: one or more parties involved are States parties; The defendant is a national of the State party; The crime occurred in the territory of the State party; Although a country is not a party, it has decided to accept the jurisdiction of the court over specific crimes committed on its territory or by its nationals. If the Security Council refers a situation to the Prosecutor, the above conditions need not be applied.