United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries

Rome Diplomatic Conference opens

📅 15 June 1998

Delegates from 160 states, international organizations and civil society began the conference to negotiate a permanent criminal court. Newly independent and smaller states argued alongside major...

Rome Statute adopted

📅 17 July 1998

The Rome Statute was adopted by 120 votes to 7, with 21 abstentions. It created a permanent court with jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, later extended to aggression....