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Ratifications & Declarations       RATIFICATIONS As of 1 June 2008, there will be 106 States Parties and 139 signatories to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the treaty which created and governs the ICC. Country Date of Signature Date of Ratification/Accession Afghanistan   10 February 2003 Albania 18 July 2002 31 January 2003 Algeria 28 December 2000   Andorra 18 July 1998 30 April 2001 Angola 7 October 1998   Antigua and Barbuda 23 October 1998 18 June 2001 Argentina 8 January 1999 8 February 2001 Armenia 1 October 1999   Australia 9 December 1998 1 July 2002 Austria 7 October 1998 28 December 2000 Bahamas 29 December 2000   Bahrain 11 December 2000   Bangladesh 16 September 1999   Barbados 8 September 2000 10 December 2002 Belgium 10 September 1998 28 June 2000 Belize 5 April 2000 5 April 2000 Benin 24 September 1999 22 January 2002 Bolivia 17 July 1998 27 June 2002 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 July 2000 11 April 2002 Botswana 8 September 2000 8 September 2000 Brazil 7 February 2000 20 June 2002 Bulgaria 11 February 1999 11 April 2002 Burkina Faso 30 November 1998 16 April 2004 Burundi 13 January 1999 21 September 2004 Cambodia 23 October 2000 11 April 2002 Cameroon 17 July 1998   Canada 18 December 1998 7 July 2000 Cape Verde 28 December 2000   Central African Republic 7 December 1999 3 October 2001 Chad 20 October 1999 1 November 2006 Chile 11 September 1998   Colombia 10 December 1998 5 August 2002* Comoros 22 September 2000 18 August 2006 Congo (Brazzaville) 17 July 1998 3 May 2004 Costa Rica 7 October 1998 7 June 2001 Cote d'Ivoire 30 November 1998   Croatia 12 October 1998 21 May 2001 Cyprus 15 October 1998 7 March 2002 Czech Republic 13 April 1999   Dem. Rep. of the Congo 8 September 2000 11 April 2002 Denmark 25 September 1998 21 June 2001 Djibouti 7 October 1998 5 November 2002 Dominica   12 February 2001 Dominican Republic 8 September 2000 12 May 2005 East Timor   6 September 2002 Ecuador 7 October 1998 5 February 2002 Egypt 26 December 2000   Eritrea 7 October 1998   Estonia 27 December 1999 30 January 2002 Fiji 29 November 1999 29 November 1999 Finland 7 October 1998 29 December 2000 France 18 July 1998 9 June 2000 Gabon 22 December 1998 20 September 2000 Gambia 4 December 1998 28 June 2002 Georgia 18 July 1998 5 September 2003 Germany 10 December 1998 11 December 2000 Ghana 18 July 1998 20 December 1999 Greece 18 July 1998 15 May 2002 Guinea 7 September 2000 14 July 2003 Guinea-Bissau 12 September 2000   Guyana 28 December 2000 24 September 2004 Haiti 26 February 1999   Honduras 7 October 1998 1 July 2002 Hungary 15 January 1999 30 November 2001 Iceland 26 August 1998 25 May 2000 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 31 December 2000   Ireland 7 October 1998 11 April 2002 Israel 31 December 2000*   Italy 18 July 1998 26 July 1999 Jamaica 8 September 2000   Japan   17 July 2007 Jordan 7 October 1998 11 April 2002 Kenya 11 August 1999 15 March 2005 Kuwait 8 September 2000   Kyrgyzstan 8 December 1998   Latvia 22 April 1999 28 June 2002 Lesotho 30 November 1998 6 September 2000 Liberia 17 July 1998 22 September 2004 Liechtenstein 18 July 1998 2 October 2001 Lithuania 10 December 1998 12 May 2003 Luxembourg 13 October 1998 8 September 2000 Macedonia, FYR 7 October 1998 6 March 2002 Madagascar 18 July 1998 14 March 2008 Malawi 3 March 1999 19 September 2002 Mali 17 July 1998 16 August 2000 Malta 17 July 1998 29 November 2002 Marshall Islands 6 September 2000 7 December 2000 Mauritius 11 November 1998 5 March 2002 Mexico 7 September 2000 28 October 2005 Monaco 18 July 1998   Mongolia 29 December 2000 11 April 2002 Montenegro   23 October 2006 Morocco 8 September 2000   Mozambique 28 December 2000   Namibia 27 October 1998 25 June 2002 Nauru 13 December 2000 12 November 2001 Netherlands 18 July 1998 17 July 2001 New Zealand 7 October 1998 7 September 2000 Niger 17 July 1998 11 April 2002 Nigeria 1 June 2000 27 September 2001 Norway 28 August 1998 16 February 2000 Oman 20 December 2000   Panama 18 July 1998 21 March 2002 Paraguay 7 October 1998 14 May 2001 Peru 7 December 2000 10 November 2001 Phillipines 28 December 2000   Poland 9 April 1999 12 November 2001 Portugal 7 October 1998 5 February 2002 Republic of Korea 8 March 2000 13 November 2002 Republic of Moldova 8 September 2000   Romania 7 July 1999 11 April 2002 Russian Federation 13 September 2000   Saint Kitts and Nevis   22 August 2006 Saint Lucia 27 August 1999   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   3 December 2002 Samoa 17 July 1998 16 September 2002 San Marino 18 July 1998 13 May 1999 Sao Tome et Principe 28 December 2000   Senegal 18 July 1998 2 February 1999 Serbia 19 December 2000 6 September 2001 Seychelles 28 December 2000   Sierra Leone 17 October 1998 15 September 2000 Slovakia 23 December 1998 11 April 2002 Slovenia 7 October 1998 31 December 2001 Solomon Islands 3 December 1998   South Africa 17 July 1998 27 November 2000 Spain 18 July 1998 24 October 2000 Sudan 8 September 2000   Sweden 7 October 1998 28 June 2001 Switzerland 18 July 1998 12 October 2001 Syrian Arab Republic 29 November 2000   Tajikistan 30 November 1998 5 May 2000 Tanzania (United Rep.) 29 December 2000 20 August 2002 Thailand 2 October 2000   Trinidad & Tobago 23 March 1999 6 April 1999 Uganda 17 March 1999 14 June 2002 Ukraine 20 January 2000   United Arab Emirates 27 November 2000   United Kingdom 30 November 1998 4 October 2001 United States of America 31 December 2000**   Uruguay 19 December 2000 28 June 2002 Uzbekistan 29 December 2000   Venezuela 14 October 1998 7 June 2000 Yemen 28 December 2000   Zambia 17 July 1998 13 November 2002 Zimbabwe 17 July 1998   *On 28 August 2002, the Secretary-General, in his capacity as treaty repository, received from the government of Israel the following communication: "...[I]n connection with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court adopted on 17 July 1998, [...] Israel does not intend to become a party to the treaty. Accordingly, Israel has no legal obligations arising from its signature on 31 December 2000. Israel requests that its intention not to become a party, as expressed in this letter, be reflected in the depositary's status lists relating to this treaty." **On 6 May 2002, the Secretary-General, in his capacity as treaty repository, received from the government of the United States America the following communication: "...[I]n connection with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court adopted on July 17, 1998, [...] the United States does not intend to become a party to the treaty. Accordingly, the United States has no legal obligations arising from its signature on December 31, 2000. The United States requests that its intention not to become a party, as expressed in this letter, be reflected in the depositary's status lists relating to this treaty." DECLARATIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS To read declarations, as well as notifications made under article 87(1) and (2), by signatories and States Parties to the Rome Statute, click here.

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