US EditionVenezuelan lawmakers pave way for withdrawal from International Criminal Court
The National Assembly repealed the Rome Statute ratification to protest ICC's closure of its Caracas office and alleged bias, despite an ongoing investigation into crimes.
- On Dec 11, Venezuela's National Assembly unanimously voted to repeal the law ratifying the Rome Statute, paving the way to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, with Jorge Rodríguez saying the repeal takes immediate effect.
- The Rome Statute, which created the ICC, establishes member duties and counts 125 countries, including Venezuela, which joined the treaty in 2000.
- December 1, the ICC announced it would close its Caracas office, and Karim Khan said in 2020 there was a reasonable basis for Venezuela's investigation, renewed in 2023.
- President Nicolás Maduro is expected to sign the repeal, enabling Venezuela to formally notify the ICC of its withdrawal amidst the ongoing 2023 investigation and post-2024 election tensions.
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Venezuela Moves to Withdraw From International Criminal Court
The National Assembly of Venezuela unanimously approved the Law for Palestine and Humanity, Law Repealing the Rome Statute, in its second reading. This law, passed on Thursday, Dec. 11, would allow Venezuela to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), given “the futility of an institution that should serve to protect peoples but instead serves only the designs of US imperialism,” according to the president of the National Assembly, …
Venezuelan lawmakers pave way for withdrawal from International Criminal Court
Venezuela's national assembly on Thursday unanimously voted to repeal a law which ratified the Rome Statute, paving the way for the country to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is investigating human rights abuses in the country.
DOBLE LLAVE – The National Assembly (AN) unanimously approved this Thursday a law that repeals the accession of the country to the Rome Statute, with the aim, according to the president of the legislature, Jorge Rodríguez, to “denounce to the world the futility and vassalty” of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The norm was sanctioned by the legislature after the ICC Prosecutor’s Office announced, on December 1, that it will close its tech…
December 11, 2025.- This Thursday, the National Assembly (AN) unanimously sanctioned the Law for Palestine and Humanity. Law Repealing the Rome Statute, in its second discussion. This repeal allows Venezuela to cease to be a member State of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the...
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