International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first permanent international criminal tribunal. It has jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. The following sections provide structured information on the investigations, preliminary examinations and cases brought before the Court, alongside analytical articles. All information is regularly updated.

Situations

Investigations

Investigations refer to the proceedings initiated by the OTP after a state party referral, a UN Security Council referral, or after being authorised by the Pre-Trial Chamber.

• Situation in Uganda     Closed
• Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo I     Ongoing
• Situation in Darfur, Sudan.    Ongoing
• Situation in the Central African Republic I      Closed
• Situation in the Central African Republic II      Closed
• Situation in the Republic of Kenya      Closed
• Situation in Libya    Ongoing
• Situation in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire    Ongoing
• Situation in Mali     Ongoing
• Situation in Georgia     Closed
• Situation in the Republic of Burundi     Ongoing
• Situation in the People's Republic of Bangladesh/Republic of the Union of Myanmar    Ongoing
• Situation in the Republic of the Philippines     Ongoing
• Situation in the State of Palestine     Ongoing
• Situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan     Ongoing
• Situation in Ukraine     Ongoing
• Situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela I     Ongoing
• Situation in the Republic of Lithuania/Republic of Belarus     Ongoing

Preliminary Examinations

Investigative activities conducted by the OTP after receiving information sent by individuals or groups, States, intergovernmental or non-governmental organisations; a referral from a State Party or the United Nations Security Council; or a declaration lodged by a State accepting the exercise of jurisdiction by the Court pursuant to article 12(3) of the Statute.

• Situation in the Plurinational State of Bolivia      Closed
• Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo II      Closed
• Situation in Colombia      Closed
• Situation on Registered Vessels of the Union of the Comoros, the Hellenic Republic and the Kingdom of Cambodia      Closed
• Situation in the Gabonese Republic      Closed
• Situation in the Republic of Guinea      Closed
• Situation in Honduras      Closed
• Situation in Iraq/UK.     Closed
• Situation in the Republic of Korea     Closed
• Situation in Nigeria      Ongoing
• Situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela II     Closed

Cases

Situation in Uganda

• The Prosecutor v. Joseph Kony      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Raska Lukwiya      Closed · Deceased
• The Prosecutor v. Okot Odhiambo      Closed · Deceased
• The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen      Reparations Stage
• The Prosecutor v. Vincent Otti      Closed · Deceased

Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo I

• The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga      Closed · Convicted
• The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo     Reparations Stage
• The Prosecutor v. Callixte Mbarushimana      Charges Not Confirmed
• The Prosecutor v. Sylvestre Mudacumura      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui      Acquitted
• The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda      Reparations Stage

Situation in Darfur, Sudan

• The Prosecutor v. Bahar Idriss Abu Garda     Closed · Charges Declined
• The Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman      Reparations Stage
• The Prosecutor v. Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain      Trial Stage · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Muhammad Harun      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Saleh Mohammed Jerbo Jamus      Closed · Deceased

Situation in the Central African Republic I

• The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo      Acquitted
• The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, Aimé Kilolo Musamba, Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo, Fidèle Babala Wandu and Narcisse Arido      Closed · Convicted

Situation in the Central African Republic II

• The Prosecutor v. Edmond Beina      Closed · Inadmissible
• The Prosecutor v. Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka     Closed · Charges Withdrawn
• The Prosecutor v. Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona and Alfred Yekatom.     Trial Stage
• The Prosecutor v. Mahamat Nouradine Adam      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani      Trial Stage

Situation in the Republic of Kenya

• The Prosecutor v. Mohamed Hussein Ali     Closed · Charges Declined
• The Prosecutor v. Walter Osapiri Barasa      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Philip Kipkoech Bett      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Paul Gicheru      Closed · Deceased
• The Prosecutor v. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta      Closed · Charges Withdrawn
• The Prosecutor v. Francis Kirimi Muthaura     Closed · Charges Withdrawn
• The Prosecutor v. Henry Kiprono Kosgey      Closed · Charges Declined
• The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang      Closed · Charges Withdrawn

Situation in Libya

• The Prosecutor v. Muammar Mohammed Abu Minyar Gaddafi      Closed · Deceased
• The Prosecutor v. Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Abdullah Al-Senussi      Closed · Inadmissible
• The Prosecutor v. Al-Tuhamy Mohamed Khaled      Closed · Deceased
• The Prosecutor v. Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf Al-Werfalli      Closed · Deceased
• The Prosecutor v. Abdurahem Khalefa Abdurahem Elshgagi      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Makhlouf Makhlouf Arhoumah Doumah      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Nasser Muhammad Muftah Daou      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Mohamed Mohamed Al Salheen Salmi      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Abdelbari Ayyad Ramadan Al Shaqaqi      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Fathi Faraj Mohamed Salim Al Zinkal      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Osama Elmasry Njeem      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri      Pre-Trial Stage
• The Prosecutor v. Saif Suleiman Sneidel     Pre-Trial · At Large

Situation in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

• The Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé      Acquitted
• The Prosecutor v. Simone Gbagbo      Closed · Charges Withdrawn

Situation in Mali

• The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi      Reparations Stage
• The Prosecutor v. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud      Reparations Stage
• The Prosecutor v. Iyad Ag Ghaly      Pre-Trial · At Large

Situation in Georgia

• The Prosecutor v. Gamlet Guchmazov, Mikhail Mayramovich Mindzaev and David Georgiyevich Sanakoev      Pre-Trial · At Large

Situation in the People's Republic of Bangladesh/Republic of the Union of Myanmar

• The Prosecutor v. Min Aung Hlaing      Pending authorisation

Situation in the Republic of the Philippines

• The Prosecutor v. Rodrigo Roa Duterte      Pre-Trial Stage

Situation in the State of Palestine

• The Prosecutor v. Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant       Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri     Closed · Deceased
• The Prosecutor v. Yahya Sinwar      Closed · Deceased
• The Prosecutor v. Ismail Haniyeh      Closed · Deceased

Situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

• The Prosecutor v. Haibatullah Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani       Pre-Trial · At Large

Situation in Ukraine

• The Prosecutor v. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova   Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash and Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov      Pre-Trial · At Large
• The Prosecutor v. Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu and Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov   Pre-Trial · At Large

Articles

• The confirmation of charges in the case The Prosecutor v. Rodrigo Roa Duterte