The International Criminal Court Act 2001 (c.17) is an Act of the

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. The Act incorporates into

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and Northern Ireland law the

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. The principal aims of the Act are: *to incorporate into domestic law the offences contained in the Rome Statute (

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, war crimes and

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); *to fulfill the United Kingdom's obligations under the Statute, particularly in relation to the arrest and surrender of persons wanted by the

International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and International court, international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to pro ...

(ICC) and the provision of assistance with respect to ICC investigations; and *to create a legal framework so that persons convicted by the ICC can serve prison sentences in the United Kingdom. In 2006, three British military personnel were charged with inhumane treatment, a war crime, under the Act. Two of the three soldiers were cleared but the third, Corporal Donald Payne, became the first British person to be convicted of a war crime under this act.
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is the

International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001 The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and International court, international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to ...

(asp 13). Commencement Orders :The International Criminal Court Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/2161) (C.69
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:The International Criminal Court Act 2001 (Commencement) (Amendment) Order 2001] (S.I. 2001/2304) (C.77
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International Criminal Court Act 2001
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