World Day of International Justice widely known as International Justice Day is celebrated on July 17 every year. The day recognizes the developing and strengthening system of international justice that has emerged since the Nuremberg trials and Tokyo Trials after World War II.
The day aims to promote international criminal justice and as a way of supporting the work of the International Criminal Court(ICC).
The first World Day for International Justice was celebrated on 17 July 1998, on the day the Statute of Rome was signed, which marks the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a historic milestone in a period of intense optimism vis-à-vis international justice. ICC came about when 120 states adopted a statute in Rome. It was known as the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“the Rome Stature”).
The ICC is the first permanent and independent international judicial institution capable of trying individuals accused of the most serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, including the crimes of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
The day can be celebrated by joining the ICC’s campaign for global justice to 100% of humanity protected by the rule of law. Justice, deterrence of crime, and peace. Member states must adopt national laws to prosecute individuals for grave crimes and to cooperate with the ICC.