Adoption of the Rome Statute
Adoption of the Rome Statute criminalizing crimes against humanity and war crimes.
In 1998, the Statute of the International Criminal Court (Rome Statute) was adopted, to which Peru has been a party since 2001. This Statute made substantial progress in the criminalization of crimes against humanity and war crimes. Crimes against humanity are those derived from a systematic and generalized practice. The grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions were incorporated and ordered to specify the jurisdiction of the Court.
Actors
Estatuto de Roma
international legal statute establishing the International Criminal Court
Corte Penal Internacional
international court established by the statute
Perú
state party to the statute since 2001
Convenciones de Ginebra
international humanitarian law conventions incorporated into the statute