Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. 1
Paragraph
Paragraph text
1. The Court shall satisfy itself that it has jurisdiction in any case brought before it. The Court may, on its own motion, determine the admissibility of a case in accordance with article 17.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
Document type
International treaty
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
All
N.A.
Year
1998
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998), Article 19, 1.
Paragraph focus
Challenges to the jurisdiction of the Court or the admissibility of a case