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STATUS AS AT : 30-03-2023 03:15:57 EDT
CHAPTER XVIII
PENAL MATTERS
10. a Amendment to article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Kampala, 10 June 2010
Entry into force
:
26 September 2012, in accordance with article 121(5) of the Rome Statute. The Amendment first entered into force in regard to San Marino one year after the deposit of its instrument of ratification.
Registration :
26 September 2012, No. 38544
Status :
Parties : 45
Text : Certified true copy

United Nations,  Treaty Series , vol. 2868, p. 195. Resolution RC/Res.5 of the Review Conference of the Rome Statute.
Note :
The Review Conference of the Rome Statute, held in Kampala, Uganda, from 31 May to 11 June 2010 adopted the amendment on 10 June 2010 by Resolution RC/Res.5. The amendment was circulated by the Secretary-General under cover of depositary notification C.N.533.2010.TREATIES-6 of 29 November 2010.
Participant
Acceptance(A), Ratification
Andorra
26 Sep 2013 A
Argentina
28 Apr 2017
Austria
17 Jul 2014
Belgium
26 Nov 2013
Botswana
 4 Jun 2013
Chile
23 Sep 2016
Costa Rica
 5 Feb 2015
Croatia
20 Dec 2013
Cyprus
25 Sep 2013
Czech Republic
12 Mar 2015 A
El Salvador
 3 Mar 2016
Estonia
27 Mar 2013
Finland
30 Dec 2015
Georgia
 3 Nov 2015
Germany
 3 Jun 2013 A
Guyana
28 Sep 2018
Italy
26 Jan 2022
Latvia
25 Sep 2014
Liechtenstein
 8 May 2012
Lithuania
 7 Dec 2015
Luxembourg
15 Jan 2013
Malta
30 Jan 2015
Mauritius
 5 Sep 2013
Mexico
20 Jan 2023 A
Mongolia
18 Jan 2021
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1
23 Sep 2016 A
New Zealand
14 Oct 2020
North Macedonia
 1 Mar 2016
Norway
10 Jun 2013
Panama
 6 Dec 2017
Paraguay
 5 Apr 2019 A
Peru
14 Oct 2022
Poland
25 Sep 2014
Portugal
11 Apr 2017
Romania
14 Feb 2022 A
Samoa
25 Sep 2012
San Marino
26 Sep 2011
Slovakia
28 Apr 2014 A
Slovenia
25 Sep 2013
Spain
25 Sep 2014
State of Palestine
29 Dec 2017
Sweden
26 Jan 2022 A
Switzerland
10 Sep 2015
Trinidad and Tobago
13 Nov 2012
Uruguay
26 Sep 2013
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Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Declaration:
       The Czech Republic interprets the Amendment to article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Kampala, 10 June 2010) as having the following meaning:
       (i) The prohibition to employ gases, and all analogous liquids, materials or devices, set out in article 8, paragraph 2 (e) (xiv), is interpreted in line with the obligations arising from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction of 1993.
       (ii) The prohibition to employ bullets which expand or flatten easily in the human body, such as bullets with a hard envelope which does not entirely cover the core or is pierced with incisions, does not apply to the use of such bullets during activities of police nature in the context of law enforcement and maintenance of public order, which do not constitute direct participation an armed conflict, such as rescuing hostages and neutralizing civil aircraft hijackers.

New Zealand

New Zealand

Declaration:
       “The prohibition on employing bullets which expand or flatten easily in the human body, such as bullets with a hard envelope which does not entirely cover the core or is pierced with incisions, does not apply to the use of such bullets by police or armed forces in the context of law enforcement, where the intent of the use is to avoid incidental civilian injury or damage.”

End Note
1

For the European part and the Caribbean part (the Islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) of the Netherlands.

Subsequently, on 21 December 2017, the Government of the Netherlands notified the Secretary-General that the Amendment will apply to Aruba. (See C.N.784.2017.TREATIES-XVIII.10.a of 21 December 2017.)

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