Goedkeuring van de op 14 december 2017 te New York aanvaarde wijziging van artikel 8 van het Statuut van Rome inzake het Internationaal Strafhof (Trb. 2018, 74 en Trb. 2018, 200)

This procedure concerns the approval of an amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute, which governs the International Criminal Court (ICC). It focuses on updating the definitions of war crimes to ensure that the court can effectively prosecute grave breaches of international humanitarian law. This change affects the legal framework for international justice. It ensures that the ICC has the necessary jurisdiction to hold individuals accountable for specific war crimes committed during armed conflicts.