Mali and the Rome Statute
PGA Members in Mali have been promoting the fight against impunity since 2000. These efforts culminated in 2001 with the adoption of an implementing legislation, and continue for the strengthening of this legislation as well as the adoption of a cooperation legislation.
| Signature, Ratification of/Accession to the Rome Statute of the ICC
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| Signature Date: |
17 July 1998 |
| Ratification Date: |
16 August 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 Malian Criminal Code was modified by a bill n°01-079 of 20 August 2001 - and now partially implements the substantial provisions of the Rome Statute. Several underlying crimes that may constitute war crimes in NICAs, are not covered by this bill, and it only refers to the principle of the “non-applicability of the statute of limitations. However, there is no legislation regulating cooperation with the ICC. Since 2017, PGA’s Secretariat has provided technical assistance to its members regarding the improvement of the existing implementing legislation and the creation of a procedural framework for cooperation. |
| Cooperation Agreements |
| Ratification of Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC): |
Yes, ratified on 8 July 2004. |
| Signature of Agreement of Enforcement Sentences with the ICC: |
Signed it on 13 January 2012 but not ratified yet. |
| Signature of Agreement of Interim and Final Release with the ICC: |
No. |
| Signature of Bilateral Immunity Agreement with the USA: |
No. |
