International Criminal Court (ICC)

Liechtenstein has been intensively committed to the International Criminal Court (ICC) from the very beginning. This institution prosecutes serious crimes under international criminal law, i.e., genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and –the crime of aggression . The Court is responsible for prosecuting individuals for these crimes and thus helping to prevent such acts.

In the framework of the Assembly of ICC States Parties, Liechtenstein has taken an active role since the Rome Statute entered into force in July 2002, including the Presidency of the Assembly from 2008 to 2011. In 2010, under Liechtenstein's Presidency, the first Review Conference of the Rome Statute in Kampala, Uganda, resulted in a consensus. The compromise reached in Kampala on the crime of aggression is a historic further development of international law and thus a great success for Liechtenstein diplomacy.

On May 8, 2012, Liechtenstein became the first state to ratify the amendments to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression (Kampala Amendments). Together with the Global Institute for the Prevention of Aggression, Liechtenstein launched a global campaign to provide political and technical support to states in ratifying and implementing the crime of aggression. The amendments entered into force on July 17, 2018, as decided by the ICC Assembly of States Parties in December 2017.