Seychelles ratifies the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

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On 10 August, 2010, the Republic of Seychelles ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The Statute will enter into force for the Seychelles on 1 November, 2010, bringing the total number of States Parties to the Rome Statute to 112.

The Court welcomes the Seychelles’ decision to join the growing group of states determined to put an end to impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole, for the sake of present and future generations.

For further information, please contact Ms Sonia Robla, Chief of the Public Information and Documentation Section at +31 (0)70 515 8089 or (mobile) +31 (0)6 46 44 87 26; or at sonia.robla@icc-cpi.int