International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC), governed by the Rome Statute, is the first international criminal court established to help end impunity (положить конец безнаказанности) for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community. The Court is not part of the United Nations, but it maintains a cooperative relationship with the U.N. The Court is based in The Hague, the Netherlands, although it may also sit elsewhere. It is composed of four organs. These are the Presidency, the judicial Divisions, the Office of the Prosecutor and the Registry.

1. Presidency (президиум) The Presidency is responsible for the overall administration of the Court. The Presidency is composed of three judges of the Court, elected for a term of three years.
2. Judicial Divisions (отделения и палаты суда) The Judicial Divisions consist of eighteen judges organized into the Pre-Trial Division, the Trial Division and the Appeals Division. The judges of each Division sit in Chambers which are responsible for conducting the proceedings of the Court at different stages.
3. Office of the Prosecutor (канцелярия прокурора) The Office of the Prosecutor is responsible for receiving information on crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court, for examining them and for conducting investigations and prosecutions before the Court.
4. Registry (секретариат) The Registry is responsible for the non-judicial aspects of the administration and servicing of the Court. The Registry is headed by the Registrar who is the principal administrative officer of the Court. The Registrar exercises his or her functions under the authority of the President of the Court.
5. Other Offices The Court also includes a number of offices such as the Office of Public Counsel for Victims and the Office of Public Counsel for Defence. The Assembly of States Parties has also established a Trust Fund for the benefit of victims of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court and the families of these victims. Jurisdiction. There are three jurisdictional requirements in the Rome Statute that must be met before a case may begin against an individual. The requirements are (1) subject-matter jurisdiction (what acts constitute crimes), (2) territorial or personal jurisdiction (where the crimes were committed or who committed them), and (3) temporal jurisdiction (when the crimes were committed). Subject-matter jurisdiction The Court’s subject-matter jurisdiction is the crimes for which individuals can be prosecuted. It is genocide, crimes against humanity, and crimes of aggression. So, the International Criminal Court has become a major tool in the fight against impunity, but also contributed to the preservation, restoration and maintenance of international peace and security.