A better Assembly for a better Court
The Assembly of States Parties (ASP) is the ICC’s management oversight and legislative body. It is composed of all states parties to the Rome Statute.
As the ICC’s governing body, the Assembly of States Parties provides the ICC with management oversight and strategic direction, elects officials, decides the budget, considers matters of non-cooperation, and can amend the Rome Statute and other rules.
The success of the ICC depends on the good functioning and decisions of the ASP. Civil society plays a vital role in urging the Assembly, and its individual member states, to uphold its responsibility to make international justice effective. Throughout the year and at its annual session, we urge the Assembly to improve its working methods, transparency, and state support for justice and the ICC.
Civil society also campaigns to avoid political interference with the strict judicial or prosecutorial independence of the ICC, constantly reminding the Assembly of its proper role in the Rome Statute system.
Assembly of States Parties 2023
The 22nd session of the ASP will take place from 4-14 December 2023 in New York.
