Liberia and the Rome Statute
PGA has been mobilizing members of the Liberian Parliament since 2007 to promote the fight against impunity.
| Signature, Ratification of/Accession to the Rome Statute of the ICC
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| Signature Date: |
7 December 1998 |
| Ratification Date: |
28 June 2002 |
| 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 |
| Liberia currently does not have an implementing legislation. PGA’s Secretariat provided a draft bill on cooperation with the ICC to its Members in 2007. In 2013, Hon. Doe Sherrif, PGA Member, introduced a private member’s bill implementing the substantial and cooperation provisions of the Rome Statute to the Senate. The bill was not discussed. |
| Cooperation Agreements |
| Ratification of Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC): |
No. |
| 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, signed at Washington on 8 October 2003 and entered into force on 3 November 2003. |
Key Documents
- Final Statement of the Regional Roundtable Discussion on Implementation of the Rome Statute of the ICC (2011): English | Français
