On 9 September 2002, in New York, the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court adopts the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the ICC (APIC) — the treaty complementing the Rome Statute that guarantees the Court’s functional independence.

APIC grants the privileges and immunities needed by judges, the Prosecutor, the Registrar, staff and state representatives to perform their duties without interference. The depositary is the UN Secretary-General; the agreement opened for signature on 10 September 2002.

Entry into force: 22 July 2004, thirty days after the tenth instrument of ratification. Over 80 states are parties.

The text appears in UNTS vol. 2271 and on the ICC website.

For international criminal law, 9 September 2002 marks APIC’s adoption in New York.

The document is available in the UN Treaty Collection and on the ICC site.

The Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the ICC of 9 September 2002 remains the framework instrument of the Court’s independence.

Image: ICC / UN; Wikimedia Commons. Cropped to 16:9.

Source consulted: Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the ICC. Treaty text: UN Treaty Collection — APIC.