La aceptación por Libia de la jurisdicción de la Corte Penal Internacional: retos e implicaciones

In a new question-and-answer briefing, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) lays out the stakes and implications of Libya’s acceptance of the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction.

On 12 May 2025, the Government of National Unity (GNU) – the internationally recognized government of Libya – lodged a declaration, pursuant to article 12(3) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) with the Registrar of the Court, accepting the exercise of jurisdiction by the Court “with respect to alleged crimes in its territory from 2011 to the end of 2027”.