On this page, you can find links to key strategic and policy documents of the Office of the Prosecutor ("OTP" or "Office").
Under Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC, the OTP has published its Strategic Plan 2023-2025, and the following policies:
- Policy on the Crime of Gender Persecution (2022)
- Policy on Gender-based Crimes (2023)
- Policy on Children (2023)
Additionally, you can find here the Guidelines for civil society organisations for documenting international crimes and human rights violations for accountability purposes (2022), published in partnership with Eurojust.
Previously, the OTP published a report on the first three years of its work, the Three Year Report, (September 2006); the Report on Prosecutorial Strategy (2006), and the Prosecutorial Strategy (2009-2012), as well as Strategic Plans (2012-2015), (2016-2018) and (2019-2021).
The Office also published various policy papers – on general policy issues, on The Interest of Justice, on Victims' Participation, on Preliminary Examinations, on Case Selection and Prioritisation, on Cultural Heritage (2021), and on Situation Completion (2021), which are currently undergoing review as part of a renewed policy framework. The OTP also published Reports on Preliminary Examination Activities for 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
The OTP publishes its strategic plans and policies in the interests of providing transparency and clarity on its work undertaken in accordance with the Rome Statute.
Strategic Objectives
The OTP has 10 strategic goals under its Strategic Plan 2023-2025:
1. Deliver results in the courtroom
2. Enhance efforts by national authorities to fight impunity
3. Make the Office a global technology leader
4. Bring justice closer to communities and deepen engagement with civil society
5. A renewed policy framework for the Office
6. Ensure effective investigations and prosecutions of Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes and Crimes Against Children
7. Increase the field presence of the Office of the Prosecutor
8. Increase efficiency of work and ensure proper resourcing and staffing of the Office
9. Strengthen global support for the work of the Office
10. Improve the working environment of the Office and ensure a respectful working culture
Policies and Strategies