Object of the Bill
The object of this Bill is---
(a) to give the force of law in Uganda, to the Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, (the Rome Statute) adopted on 17th July, 1998 by the UN Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries and ratified by Uganda on 14th June 2002;
(b) to implement obligations assumed by Uganda under the Rome Statute;
(c) to make further provision in Uganda’s law for the punishment of the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and wars crimes;
(d) to enable Uganda to co-operate with the International Criminal Court, (ICC) in the performance of its functions, including the investigation and prosecution of persons accused of having committed crimes referred to in the Rome Statute;
(e) to provide for the arrest and surrender to the ICC of persons alleged to have committed crimes referred to in the Rome Statute;
(f) to provide for various forms of requests for assistance to the ICC;
(g) to enable the Ugandan courts to try, convict and sentence persons who have committed crimes referred to in the Rome Statute;
(h) to enable the ICC to conduct proceedings in Uganda; and
(i) to provide for the enforcement of penalties and other orders of the ICC in Uganda.
Bill Document
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Laws of Uganda (Acts) - THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ACT, 2010.pdf
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LPA3-10-International Criminal Court Bill, 2006.pdf
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The International Criminal Court Bill, 2006
Sponsored By Hon.(DR) E. Khiddu Makubuya,(MP) (Attorney General)
Committee: The Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
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Bill passed on 25/05/2010
The Bill is now an Act of Parliament. When a Bill has completed all its parliamentary stages on the floor of Parliament, it must have President Assent before becoming an Act of Parliament (law). President Assent is the State agreement to make the Bill into an Act and it is a formality.
Bill Withdrawn on 01/01/1970