| Signature, Ratification of/Accession to the Rome Statute of the ICC | |
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| Signature Date: | 5 April 2000 |
| Ratification Date: | 5 April 2000 |
| Amendments to the Rome Statute | |
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| Ratification of the Kampala Amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [poison and expanding bullets in NIAC] (2010): | No |
| Ratification of the Kampala Amendment to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression reflected in Article 8 bis (2010): | No |
| Ratification of the Amendment to Article 124 of the Rome Statute (2015): | No |
| Ratification of the Amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [biological weapons] (2017): | No |
| Ratification of the Amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [blinding laser weapons] (2017): | No |
| Ratification of the Amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [non-detectable fragments] (2017): | No |
| Ratification of the Amendments to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [starvation as a war crime in NIAC] (2019): | No |
| Adoption of implementation legislation of the Rome Statute of the ICC | |
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The Criminal Code neither makes any reference to war crimes and crimes against humanity, nor it codifies any of the principles under the Rome Statute. However, it has adopted full implementing legislation with regards to the crime of Genocide through the Genocide Act of Belize (Chapter 110) of 2000. There are no domestic provisions concerning cooperation with the ICC nor any reference to the general principles under the Rome Statute. |
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| Cooperation Agreements | |
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| Ratification of Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC): | Yes, ratified on 14 September 2005. |
| Signature of Agreement of Enforcement Sentences with the ICC: | No. |
| Signature of Agreement of Interim and Final Release with the ICC: | No. |
| Signature of Bilateral Immunity Agreement with the USA: | Yes, exchange of notes at Washington on 8 December 2003 and entered into force on 8 December 2003. |
