inica,
Liechtenstein, and Tuvalu (189 total); plus Cook Islands
International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti (MICAH): established
17 December 1999 to promote respect for human rights; members included
Argentina, Benin, Canada, France, India, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo,
Tunisia, US; closed 2001
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): established - 17
February 1863
aim - to provide humanitarian aid in wartime
members - (15-25 individuals) all Swiss nationals
International Court of Justice (ICJ): note - also known as the World
Court
established - 3 February 1946 superseded Permanent Court of
International Justice
aim - primary judicial organ of the UN
members - (15 judges) elected by the UN General Assembly and Security
Council to represent all principal legal systems
International Criminal Court (ICCt): established - 11 April 2002
aim - to hold all individuals and countries accountable to
international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of
conduct; to provide an important mechanism for implementing these
standards; to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
members (countries that have ratified the treaty) - (108) Afghanistan,
Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada,
Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica,
Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, South Korea, Latvia, Lesotho,
Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia,
Montenegro, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, NZ, Niger, Nigeria, Norway,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal,
Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain,
Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste,
Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, UK, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol): established -
September 1923 set up as the Internati
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