Editing Rome Statute (section)

==Purpose==

The Rome Statute established four core international crimes: (I) [[Genocide]], (II) [[Crimes against humanity]], (III) [[War crime]]s, and (IV) [[Crime of aggression]]. Following years of negotiation, aimed at establishing a permanent international tribunal to prosecute individuals accused of [[genocide]] and other serious [[crime against international law|international crimes]], such as [[crime against humanity|crimes against humanity]], [[war crime]]s and [[crime of aggression|crimes of aggression]], the [[United Nations General Assembly]] convened a five-week diplomatic conference in Rome in June 1998 "to finalize and adopt a convention on the establishment of an international criminal court".<ref name="un.org">United Nations (1999). ''[https://www.un.org/law/icc/general/overview.htm Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court – Overview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113110118/http://www.un.org/law/icc/general/overview.htm |date=13 January 2008 }}''. Retrieved on 31 January 2008.</ref><ref name=rome-conf>Coalition for the International Criminal Court. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121019165926/http://www.iccnow.org/?mod=rome ''Rome Conference – 1998'']}}. Retrieved on 31 January 2008.</ref>