A sufficient budget

International criminal investigations, prosecutions and trials cannot be conducted effectively unless they are supported through field presence, witness protection, legal aid, outreach and victim participation activities. The ICC budget must reflect these needs.

We inform ICC member states about the importance of granting the ICC the means needed to fulfill its mandate and strongly oppose arbitrary budget cuts.

The Court's budget should be based on what it needs to bring justice to victims of grave crimes wherever they may be in the world.

Civil society attends the annual session of the Committee on Budget and Finance, which take place twice per year, and meetings of the Hague Working Group on budget issues, in order to monitor states’ positions on the budget. The Coalition coordinates civil society's substantial input to the development and adoption of the ICC’s budget each year. We urge the Court to deliver a rigorous, disciplined budget based on transparent practices, strategies and assumptions. We then urge governments to give the ICC the resources it needs to deliver meaningful justice.

How do I learn more?
Contact the Coalition [cicc-hague@coalitionfortheicc.org]