Cooperation with the International Criminal Court of the European Union
Cooperation with the International Criminal Court of the European Union

Summary/Abstract: Through the Rome Statute the International Criminal Court was created, the first permanent international criminal court with jurisdiction to hear the most serious crimes that concern the entire international community, a status which has been ratified by all Member States of the European Union. Council of the European Union found that the principles of the Rome Statute and those governing the functioning of The International Criminal Court are fully in line with the principles and objectives of the Union, acting with the support and cooperation of this international Criminal Court. Serious crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court concern the international community as a whole, and the Union and its Member States.

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