The World Factbook

Field Listing :: International law organization participation

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); 55 countries have accepted ICJ jurisdiction with reservations and 11 have accepted ICJ jurisdiction without reservations; 114 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


Albania	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


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; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Cabo Verde	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


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 under Article 12(3)of the Rome Statute


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


Czech Republic	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


Equatorial Guinea	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Eritrea	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Estonia	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


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; non-party state to the ICCt


Guatemala	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; the Congress ratified Statute of Rome on 18 January 2012, and ICCt jurisdiction entered into force on 23 February 2012


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


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


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


Ireland	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Israel	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2002


Italy	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; 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


Kazakhstan	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


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


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


Lithuania	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; 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; non-party state to the ICCt


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


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


Moldova	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Monaco	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Mongolia	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Montenegro	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICC jurisdiction


Morocco	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Mozambique	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Namibia	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Nauru	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Nepal	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Netherlands	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


New Zealand	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Nicaragua	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt


Niger	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


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


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


Romania	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Russia	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Rwanda	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Saint Kitts and Nevis	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Saint Lucia	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Samoa	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


San Marino	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Sao Tome and Principe	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Saudi Arabia	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Senegal	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


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


Singapore	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Slovakia	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Slovenia	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Solomon Islands	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Somalia	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt


South Africa	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Spain	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Sri Lanka	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Sudan	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2008


Suriname	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Swaziland	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt


Sweden	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Switzerland	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Syria	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Taiwan	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Tajikistan	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Tanzania	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Thailand	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Timor-Leste	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Togo	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt


Tonga	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Trinidad and Tobago	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Tunisia	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Turkey	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Turkmenistan	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Tuvalu	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Uganda	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Ukraine	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


United Arab Emirates	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


United Kingdom	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


United States	withdrew acceptance of compulsory ICJ jurisdiction in 2005; withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2002


Uruguay	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Uzbekistan	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Vanuatu	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Venezuela	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; state party to the ICCT


Vietnam	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt

World

all members of the UN are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court; 54 countries have accepted jurisdiction of the ICJ as compulsory with reservations and 14 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 121 (effective 1 July 2012) countries have accepted jurisdiction of the ICCt (see Appendix B for a clarification on the differing mandates of the ICJ and ICCt)


Yemen	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt


Zambia	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction


Zimbabwe	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt

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