France and the Rome Statute
Signature, Ratification of/Accession to the Rome Statute of the ICC
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Signature Date: |
18 July 1998 |
Ratification Date: |
9 June 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 |
The French Criminal Code partially implements the substantial provisions of the Rome Statute, including the general principles under the Rome Statute with some caveats (for more, please refer to the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure). The Code of Criminal Procedure organizes the country’s cooperation with the ICC. |
Cooperation Agreements |
Ratification of Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC): |
Yes, approved on 17 February 2004. |
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: |
No. |