Niger and the Rome Statute
PGA has been mobilizing Nigerien MPs towards improving the domestic legislative framework for the fight against impunity since 2017.
| Signature, Ratification of/Accession to the Rome Statute of the ICC
|
| Signature Date: |
17 July 1998 |
| Ratification Date: |
11 April 2002 |
| Amendments to the Rome Statute
|
| 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 Nigerien Criminal Code was modified by a bill n°2003-025 of 13 June 2003, and now partially implements the substantial provisions of the Rome Statute, including the general principles except for the “responsibility of commanders and other superiors". 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: |
No. |
| Signature of Agreement of Interim and Final Release with the ICC: |
No. |
| Signature of Bilateral Immunity Agreement with the USA: |
No. |
