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? |ForumIAS

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] All three

[D] None

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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