PART 13. Final clauses

• Author: International Criminal Court
• Pages: 79-82

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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

PART 13.

FINAL CLAUSES

Article 119

Settlement of disputes

1. Any dispute concerning the judicial functions of the Court shall be settled by the

decision of the Court.

2. Any other dispute between two or more States Parties relating to the interpretation

or application of this Statute which is not settled through negotiations within three

months of their commencement shall be referred to the Assembly of States Parties.

The Assembly may itself seek to settle the dispute or may make recommendations

on further means of settlement of the dispute, including referral to the International

Court of Justice in conformity with the Statute of that Court.

Article 120

Reservations

No reservations may be made to this Statute.

Article 121

Amendments

1. After the expiry of seven years from the entry into force of this Statute, any State

Party may propose amendments thereto. The text of any proposed amendment shall

be submitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall promptly

circulate it to all States Parties.

2. No sooner than three months from the date of notif‌ication, the Assembly of States

Parties, at its next meeting, shall, by a majority of those present and voting, decide

whether to take up the proposal. The Assembly may deal with the proposal directly or

convene a Review Conference if the issue involved so warrants.

3. The adoption of an amendment at a meeting of the Assembly of States Parties or at a

Review Conference on which consensus cannot be reached shall require a two-thirds

majority of States Parties.

4. Except as provided in paragraph 5, an amendment shall enter into force for all States

Parties one year after instruments of ratif‌ication or acceptance have been deposited

with the Secretary-General of the United Nations by seven-eighths of them.

5. Any amendment to articles 5, 6, 7 and 8 of this Statute shall enter into force for those

States Parties which have accepted the amendment one year after the deposit of their

instruments of ratif‌ication or acceptance. In respect of a State Party which has not

accepted the amendment, the Court shall not exercise its jurisdiction regarding a crime

covered by the amendment when committed by that State Party’s nationals or on its

territory.