International Criminal Law · Analysis and Cases

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Republic of Korea



Situation Sheet · ICC

Situation in the Republic of Korea

Jurisdiction

Rome Statute State Party · 13 November 2002
Initiation Proprio motu · 6 December 2010
Conclusion of preliminary examination 23 June 2014
Status Preliminary Examination · Closed

Context

The preliminary examination assessed whether two incidents in the Yellow Sea constituted war crimes under the jurisdiction of the Court: the sinking of the Republic of Korea warship Cheonan on 26 March 2010, and the shelling of the Republic of Korea island of Yeonpyeong on 23 November 2010.

Cases

No cases have been brought before the Court in connection with this situation.

Key Documents

Conclusion of preliminary examination Statement of the Prosecutor on the Conclusion of the Preliminary Examination in the Republic of Korea (2014)
ICC case page Official ICC page — Situation in the Republic of Korea