World Day for International Justice 2021: Why It's Celebrated; What's The Theme This Year?
World Day for International Justice is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the Rome Statute. On July 17, the world observes the Day of International Criminal Justice, or simply the Day of International Justice. It is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the International Criminal Court's founding treaty, the Rome Statute, which was adopted on this day in 1998. Four years later the ICC was established as an independent judicial institution empowered to investigate and prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and the crime of aggression. It began operation in 2003. Interestin...