FIELD LISTING :: INTERNATIONAL LAW ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATION
This entry includes information on a country's acceptance of jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and of the International Criminal Court (ICCt); 55 countries have accepted ICJ jurisdiction with reservations and 11 have accepted ICJ jurisdiction without reservations; 114 countries have accepted ICCt jurisdiction. Appendix B: International Organizations and Groups explains the differing mandates of the ICJ and ICCt.
| Country | INTERNATIONAL LAW ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATION |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Albania |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Algeria |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Andorra |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Angola |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Argentina |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Armenia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Australia |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Austria |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Azerbaijan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Bahamas, The |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Bahrain |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Bangladesh |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Barbados |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Belarus |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Belgium |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Belize |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Benin |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Bermuda |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Bhutan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Bolivia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Botswana |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Brazil |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Brunei |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Bulgaria |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Burkina Faso |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Burma |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Burundi |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Cabo Verde |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Cambodia |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Cameroon |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Canada |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Central African Republic |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Chad |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Chile |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| China |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Colombia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Comoros |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Congo, Republic of the |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Cook Islands |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration (New Zealand normally retains responsibility for external affairs); accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Costa Rica |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Croatia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Cuba |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Cyprus |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Czech Republic |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Denmark |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Djibouti |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Dominica |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Dominican Republic |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Ecuador |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Egypt |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt |
| El Salvador |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Equatorial Guinea |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Eritrea |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Estonia |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Ethiopia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Fiji |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Finland |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| France |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Gabon |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Gambia, The |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Georgia |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Germany |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Ghana |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Greece |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Grenada |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Guatemala |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Guinea-Bissau |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Guinea |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Guyana |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Haiti |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Holy See (Vatican City) |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Honduras |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Hungary |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Iceland |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| India |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Indonesia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Iran |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Iraq |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Ireland |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Israel |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2002 |
| Italy |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Jamaica |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Japan |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Jordan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Kazakhstan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Kenya |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Kiribati |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Korea, North |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Korea, South |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Kosovo |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Kuwait |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Kyrgyzstan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Laos |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Latvia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Lebanon |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Lesotho |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Liberia |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Libya |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Liechtenstein |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Lithuania |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Luxembourg |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Macedonia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Madagascar |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Malawi |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Malaysia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Maldives |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Mali |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Malta |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Marshall Islands |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Mauritania |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Mauritius |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Mexico |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Moldova |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Monaco |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Mongolia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Montenegro |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICC jurisdiction |
| Morocco |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Mozambique |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Namibia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Nauru |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Nepal |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Netherlands |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| New Zealand |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Nicaragua |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Nigeria |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Niger |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Norway |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Oman |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Pakistan |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Palau |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Panama |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Papua New Guinea |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Paraguay |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Peru |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Philippines |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Poland |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Portugal |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Qatar |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Romania |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Russia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Rwanda |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Saint Lucia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Samoa |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| San Marino |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Saudi Arabia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Senegal |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Serbia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Seychelles |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Sierra Leone |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Singapore |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Slovakia |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Slovenia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Solomon Islands |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Somalia |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt |
| South Africa |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Spain |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Sri Lanka |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Sudan |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2008 |
| Suriname |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Swaziland |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Sweden |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Switzerland |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Syria |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Taiwan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Tajikistan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Tanzania |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Thailand |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Timor-Leste |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Togo |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Tonga |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Tunisia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Turkey |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Turkmenistan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Tuvalu |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Uganda |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Ukraine |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| United Arab Emirates |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| United Kingdom |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| United States |
withdrew acceptance of compulsory ICJ jurisdiction in 2005; withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2002 |
| Uruguay |
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Uzbekistan |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Vanuatu |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Venezuela |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCT jurisdiction |
| Vietnam |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| World |
all members of the UN are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court; 61 countries have accepted jurisdiction of the ICJ as compulsory with reservations and 11 countries have accepted ICJ jurisdiction as compulsory without reservations; states parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICCt) are those countries that have ratified or acceded to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the Court; a total of 123 (effective 2 January 2015) countries have accepted jurisdiction of the ICCt (see Appendix B for a clarification on the differing mandates of the ICJ and ICCt) |
| Yemen |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
| Zambia |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Zimbabwe |
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |