Q. Consider the following statements about the International Criminal Court (ICC):
1.The court has eighteen judges, each from a different member country, elected to renewable nine-year terms.
2.The United States is one of its current members.
3.The ICC is competent to hear cases also when the country where the offence was committed is not a party to the Rome Statute.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation: All are incorrect
- Statement 1 is incorrect. The ICC has 18 judges, each from a different member country, but their terms are non-renewable nine-year terms, not renewable.
- Statement 2 is incorrect. The United States is not a member of the ICC.
- Statement 3 is incorrect. The ICC can hear a case only if it involves a member state, a national of a member state, or a UN Security Council referral, and cannot automatically try cases from non-member countries.
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