Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the law on amendments to the Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes of Ukraine in connection with the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and its amendments.
Ukraine signed the Rome Statute on January 20, 2000. On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, Ukrainian parliamentarians supported the draft law on the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The document was supported by 281 elected representatives.
On October 9, the Verkhovna Rada adopted in the second reading draft law No. 11484 on amendments to the criminal legislation. 228 parliamentarians voted for the bill.
The law is aimed at bringing the provisions of the Criminal Code of Ukraine into compliance with the norms of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and ensuring criminal prosecution for serious international crimes.
The Rome Statute aims to ensure criminal prosecution for the gravest international crimes, including genocide, aggression, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
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