Practice question
Which description reflects the ICC's relationship to national criminal jurisdictions under Article 1?
- It is the ordinary appellate court for every national judgment.
- It automatically replaces all domestic criminal courts.
- It hears every private civil appeal.
- It abolishes national criminal responsibility.
- It is complementary to national criminal jurisdictions.
Legal references
- Rome Statute, Articles 1, 17, 25–27 and 127, https://legal.un.org/icc/statute/99_corr/cstatute.htm
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