Johan Van der Vyver

Civil society and the International Criminal Court

This essay depicts the contributions of NGOs at the Rome Conference to establish the new statute for the ICC. The author outlines the efforts of various NGOs to include provisions in the definitions of crimes. Particular attention is drawn to the women’s caucus of NGOs for including crimes of sexual violence in the ICC statute, and the broader Coalition for an ICC with 134 NGOs and 235 activists coordinating positions and exchanges of information.This essay depicts the contributions of NGOs at the Rome Conference to establish the new statute for the ICC. The author outlines the efforts of various NGOs to include provisions in the definitions of crimes. Particular attention is drawn to the women’s caucus of NGOs for including crimes of sexual violence in the ICC statute, and the broader Coalition for an ICC with 134 NGOs and 235 activists coordinating positions and exchanges of information.