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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
PART 13.
FINAL CLAUSES
Article 119
Settlement of disputes
1.
Any dispute concerning the judicial functions of the Court shall be settled by the decision of the Court.
2.
Any other dispute between two or more States Parties relating to the interpretation or application of this
Statute which is not settled through negotiations within three months of their commencement shall be
referred to the Assembly of States Parties. The Assembly may itself seek to settle the dispute or may make
recommendations on further means of settlement of the dispute, including referral to the International
Court of Justice in conformity with the Statute of that Court.
Article 120
Reservations
No reservations may be made to this Statute.
Article 121
Amendments
1.
After the expiry of seven years from the entry into force of this Statute, any State Party may propose
amendments thereto. The text of any proposed amendment shall be submitted to the Secretary-General of
the United Nations, who shall promptly circulate it to all States Parties.
2.
No sooner than three months from the date of notification, the Assembly of States Parties, at its next
meeting, shall, by a majority of those present and voting, decide whether to take up the proposal. The
Assembly may deal with the proposal directly or convene a Review Conference if the issue involved so
warrants.
3.
The adoption of an amendment at a meeting of the Assembly of States Parties or at a Review Conference
on which consensus cannot be reached shall require a two-thirds majority of States Parties.
4.
Except as provided in paragraph 5, an amendment shall enter into force for all States Parties one year after
instruments of ratification or acceptance have been deposited with the Secretary-General of the United
Nations by seven-eighths of them.
5.
Any amendment to articles 5, 6, 7 and 8 of this Statute shall enter into force for those States Parties which
have accepted the amendment one year after the deposit of their instruments of ratification or acceptance. In
respect of a State Party which has not accepted the amendment, the Court shall not exercise its jurisdiction
regarding a crime covered by the amendment when committed by that State Party's nationals or on its
territory.
6.
If an amendment has been accepted by seven-eighths of States Parties in accordance with paragraph 4, any
State Party which has not accepted the amendment may withdraw from this Statute with immediate effect,
notwithstanding article 127, paragraph 1, but subject to article 127, paragraph 2, by giving notice no later
than one year after the entry into force of such amendment.
7.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall circulate to all States Parties any amendment adopted at
a meeting of the Assembly of States Parties or at a Review Conference.
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