The International Criminal Court (ICC)

What The International Criminal Court (ICC) does

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental judicial organization established by the Rome Statute, which entered into force on 1 July 2002, making it the world's first permanent international criminal court. Headquartered at Oude Waalsdorperweg 10 in The Hague, Netherlands, the ICC investigates and prosecutes individuals charged with genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and — since activation in July 2018 — the crime of aggression. The Court operates as a tribunal of last resort, complementing rather than replacing national courts, and exercises jurisdiction through referrals from its 125 States Parties, referrals from the UN Security Council (notably for Darfur/Sudan and Libya), and proprio motu investigations authorized by Pre-Trial Chambers. It is governed by the Assembly of States Parties and staffed by over 900 personnel drawn from approximately 100 countries, including 18 judges organized into Pre-Trial, Trial, and Appeals Divisions.

The ICC's product portfolio consists of public-facing judicial services rather than commercial software: an official website and public records portal, the OTP Link digital evidence submission platform, a Judicial Workflow Platform for case management (deployed in the Duterte trial), live and delayed web streaming of courtroom proceedings, a Case Law Database via Legal Tools, and multilingual interpretation in 6 official languages plus case-specific working languages. Supporting services include the Victim Participation and Reparations Section (VPRS), the Trust Fund for Victims (an independent body established in 2004), a secure detention centre in The Hague, and comprehensive witness support and protection programs. Country offices operate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa and Bunia), Uganda (Kampala), Central African Republic (Bangui), Côte d'Ivoire (Abidjan), Mali (Bamako), and Ukraine (Kyiv), with a UN Liaison Office in New York. Cumulative outputs through 2026 include 34 cases, 74 defendants, 61 arrest warrants, 22 individuals detained, 13 convictions, and 4 acquittals.

The ICC's revenue model is unique among intergovernmental institutions: it charges no fees for judicial services and is funded almost entirely through assessed contributions from its 125 member states under a scale approved by the Assembly of States Parties, supplemented by voluntary contributions from governments, international organizations, individuals, and corporations. The 2026 approved budget is €196,852,900, with voluntary contributions flowing notably to the Trust Fund for Victims — including recent pledges from Colombia, Portugal, Slovenia, Germany, Liechtenstein, and the Czech Republic. Pricing is therefore non-applicable in the commercial sense; victims and defendants access proceedings free of charge, and the Trust Fund for Victims disburses reparations (such as the €7.2 million awarded to over 65,000 victims in the Al Hassan case) under Court order.

Name

The International Criminal Court (ICC)

Legal name

International Criminal Court

Website

https://icc-cpi.int

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The International Criminal Court is an intergovernmental judicial organization established by the Rome Statute in 2002 that investigates and prosecutes individuals for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and aggression. It serves 125 member states and operates from The Hague, Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Criminal Justice

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Courts (92211), Legal Counsel and Prosecution (92213)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Rule of Law, Justice & Corrections Support in Conflict Settings (BPADAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Criminal Investigations & Forensics (Detectives, Crime Labs, CSI) (BPAIAGAI), Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK)

Keywords

• International criminal justice
• War crimes prosecution
• Genocide tribunal services
• Crimes against humanity trials
• Victim reparations programs

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. State Party Contributions: The ICC is primarily funded through assessed contributions from its 125 member states (States Parties to the Rome Statute), with funding levels determined by the Assembly of States Parties based on a scale agreed upon by members. The 2026 budget is €196,852,900. Additional voluntary contributions come from governments, international organisations, individuals, corporations and other entities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The ICC investigates and prosecutes individuals charged with genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression, acting as a court of last resort that complements national courts. It accepts referrals from States Parties, the UN Security Council, and initiates investigations proprio motu with judicial authorization. The court provides victim participation rights, orders reparations to victims of convicted persons, and issues arrest warrants enabling international cooperation for suspect apprehension.

Product overview

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental judicial organization governed by the Rome Statute that investigates and tries individuals charged with genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression. The ICC does not offer commercial software products but provides public-facing services including the official website and portal for case information, a public repository of court records and legal documents, the OTP Link digital evidence submission platform, web streaming services for court hearings, and internal case management systems. Supporting services include interpretation and translation in multiple languages, victim participation and reparations processing through VPRS, the Trust Fund for Victims for reparations implementation and victim assistance, detention facilities at The Hague, witness support and protection programs, a legal tools database for case law research, and outreach programs engaging affected communities globally. The Court operates from its headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, with country offices in DRC, Uganda, CAR, Mali, Ukraine, and a UN liaison office in New York.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Investigation and Prosecution of International Crimes

Quantifiable outcome

• 61 arrest warrants issued and 13 convictions secured
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United NationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2002The ICC has a cooperation agreement with the United Nations. When situations are referred by the UN Security Council (under Chapter VII of the UN Charter), the ICC gains jurisdiction over non-States Parties. The ICC maintains a Liaison Office at UN headquarters in New York.
• Netherlands (Host State)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2002The Netherlands hosts the ICC at its headquarters in The Hague's International Zone. The host state provides practical support including constructing permanent premises, transferring suspects, and facilitating appearances.
• States Parties to the Rome StatutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2002125 countries have ratified the Rome Statute. States Parties provide governance oversight, budget approval, elect judges and the Prosecutor, and have obligation to cooperate with the ICC including making arrests.
• Trust Fund for VictimscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2002The TFV was established by the Assembly of States Parties in 2004 to implement Court-ordered reparations and provide physical, psychological, and material support to victims and their families.
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2002The ICRC serves as the Detention Centre's inspecting authority with unrestricted access to examine treatment, living conditions, and physical and psychological conditions of detained persons.
• Civil Society Organizations and NGOsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2002NGOs cooperate with the ICC by raising awareness, building support, and engaging in various aspects of the court's mandate including outreach and victim support.
• International Criminal Court Bar Association (ICCBA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2002The ICCBA is an independent professional association representing interests of Counsel and legal support staff who represent victims, defendants and other actors before the ICC.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• European Court of Human Rights (ECHR): The ECHR is a regional human-rights court adjudicating individual and state complaints under the European Convention on Human Rights. It is comparable as a supranational judicial institution enforcing fundamental rights across many member states, though with a human-rights rather than criminal mandate.
• Inter-American Court of Human Rights: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights adjudicates cases involving the American Convention on Human Rights. It is comparable as a regional supranational tribunal with state-party governance, advisory jurisdiction, and a reparations framework for victims of state violations.
• International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS): ITLOS is an independent judicial body based in Hamburg that adjudicates disputes under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. It is comparable as another permanent international tribunal operating under a multilateral treaty framework with state-party governance.

Direct peers

• International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR): The ICTR was a UN tribunal that prosecuted individuals responsible for genocide and other serious violations in Rwanda (1994-2015). Like the ICTY, it was a direct predecessor to the ICC's permanent structure and shaped much of its early procedural jurisprudence.
• Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL): The SCSL was a hybrid international-domestic tribunal that prosecuted those most responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law in Sierra Leone. It pioneered victim-witness protection and outreach models that the ICC adopted.
• Kosovo Specialist Chambers: The Kosovo Specialist Chambers is a hybrid court based in The Hague prosecuting senior Kosovo Liberation Army members for international crimes. It mirrors the ICC's atrocity-crime mandate and relies on similar international cooperation and witness protection frameworks.
• International Court of Justice (ICJ): The ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, also headquartered in The Hague. It settles legal disputes between states and provides advisory opinions, making it the closest institutional peer to the ICC as a permanent international court.
• International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY): The ICTY was a UN ad hoc tribunal that prosecuted individuals for war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia (1993-2017). It served as a direct institutional precursor to the ICC, sharing jurisdiction over international atrocity crimes and case methodologies.
• Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC): The ECCC is a hybrid international-domestic tribunal prosecuting senior Khmer Rouge leaders for genocide and crimes against humanity. It shares the ICC's focus on atrocity crimes and provides a comparable model of internationalized criminal justice.

Regional players

• African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights: The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights complements the African Charter's protection mandate. It is relevant as a regional peer addressing human-rights issues across many of the same African states where the ICC conducts investigations, and offers an alternative jurisdictional avenue.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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