ICC welcomes Cape Verde as a new State Party

The International Criminal Court (ICC) held a ceremony on 19 January 2012 at the seat of the Court in The Hague to welcome Cape Verde as the 119th State Party to the Rome Statute, the ICC's founding treaty. Cape Verde is also the 33rd African State Party, the first Lusophone country in Africa and the 12th member of the Economic Community of West African States to adhere to the Rome Statute, which took effect in the country on 1 January 2012.

During the ceremony, ICC President Sang-Hyun Song presented the Ambassador of Cape Verde, H.E. Ms Maria de Jesus Veiga Miranda Mascarenhas, with a special edition of the Rome Statute, as a symbol of their joint commitment to the rule of law.


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