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This entry includes information on a country's acceptance of jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and of the International Criminal Court (ICCt); 59 countries have accepted ICJ jurisdiction with reservations and 11 have accepted ICJ jurisdiction without reservations; 122 countries have accepted ICCt jurisdiction. Appendix B: International Organizations and Groups explains the differing mandates of the ICJ and ICCt.
| Country | International law organization participation |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Albania |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Algeria |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Andorra |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Angola |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Antigua and Barbuda |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Argentina |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Armenia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Australia |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Austria |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Azerbaijan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Bahamas, The |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Bahrain |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Bangladesh |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Barbados |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Belarus |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Belgium |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Belize |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Benin |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Bermuda |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Bhutan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Bolivia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Botswana |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Brazil |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Brunei |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Bulgaria |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Burkina Faso |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Burma |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Burundi |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; withdrew from ICCt in October 2017
|
| Cabo Verde |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Cambodia |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Cameroon |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Canada |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Central African Republic |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Chad |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Chile |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| China |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Colombia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Comoros |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Congo, Republic of the |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Cook Islands |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration (New Zealand normally retains responsibility for external affairs); accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Costa Rica |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Cote d'Ivoire |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Croatia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Cuba |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Cyprus |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Czechia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Denmark |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Djibouti |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Dominica |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Dominican Republic |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Ecuador |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Egypt |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| El Salvador |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Equatorial Guinea |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Eritrea |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Estonia |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Eswatini |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Ethiopia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Fiji |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Finland |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| France |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Gabon |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Gambia, The |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Georgia |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Germany |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Ghana |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Greece |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Grenada |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Guatemala |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Guinea |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Guinea-Bissau |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Guyana |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Haiti |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Holy See (Vatican City) |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Honduras |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Hungary |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Iceland |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| India |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Indonesia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Iran |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Iraq |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Ireland |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Israel |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; withdrew acceptance of International Criminal Court jurisdiction in 2002
|
| Italy |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Jamaica |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Japan |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Jordan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Kazakhstan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Kenya |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Kiribati |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Korea, North |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Korea, South |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Kosovo |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Kuwait |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Kyrgyzstan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Laos |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Latvia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Lebanon |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Lesotho |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Liberia |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Libya |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Liechtenstein |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Lithuania |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Luxembourg |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Macedonia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Madagascar |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Malawi |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Malaysia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Maldives |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Mali |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Malta |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Marshall Islands |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Mauritania |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Mauritius |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Mexico |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Moldova |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Monaco |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Mongolia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Montenegro |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Morocco |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Mozambique |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Namibia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Nauru |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Nepal |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Netherlands |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| New Zealand |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Nicaragua |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Niger |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Nigeria |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Norway |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Oman |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Pakistan |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Palau |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Panama |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Papua New Guinea |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
|
| Paraguay |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Peru |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Philippines |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Poland |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Portugal |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Qatar |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Romania |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Russia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Rwanda |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Saint Lucia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Samoa |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| San Marino |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Sao Tome and Principe |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Saudi Arabia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Senegal |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Serbia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Seychelles |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
|
| Sierra Leone |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Singapore |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Slovakia |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Slovenia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Solomon Islands |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Somalia |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt
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| South Africa |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Spain |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Sri Lanka |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Sudan |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2008
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| Suriname |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Sweden |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Switzerland |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Syria |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Taiwan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Tajikistan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Tanzania |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Thailand |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Timor-Leste |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Togo |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Tonga |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Trinidad and Tobago |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Tunisia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Turkey |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Turkmenistan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Tuvalu |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Uganda |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Ukraine |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| United Arab Emirates |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| United Kingdom |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| United States |
withdrew acceptance of compulsory ICJ jurisdiction in 2005; withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2002
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| Uruguay |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Uzbekistan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Vanuatu |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Venezuela |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Vietnam |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| World |
all members of the UN are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court; 62 countries have accepted jurisdiction of the ICJ as compulsory with reservations and 12 countries have accepted ICJ jurisdiction as compulsory without reservations; states parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICCt) are those countries that have ratified or acceded to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the Court; a total of 123 (as of October 2017) countries have accepted jurisdiction of the ICCt (see Appendix B for a clarification on the differing mandates of the ICJ and ICCt)
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| Yemen |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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| Zambia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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| Zimbabwe |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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