What is the relationship between the ICC and the UN Security Council?
The Security Council can refer cases to the ICC for investigation and prosecution. The Security Council can also request that the ICC suspend investigations for 12 months at a time if it feels that ICC proceedings might interfere with the Security Council’s responsibility to maintain peace and security. 17. How will the ICC affect peacekeeping? Won’t it discourage non-state parties from participating in UN missions? The ICC increases the protection of peacekeepers by outlawing attacks against soldiers or UN personnel involved in humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping. Peacekeeping missions are governed by agreements between troop-contributing countries and the countries in crisis. These Status of Mission Agreements (SOMAs) allow troop-contributing countries to retain criminal jurisdiction over their own soldiers, an arrangement that would take precedence over the Rome Statute. 18. How will changes be made to the ICC? Starting in 2009, States Parties can propose amendments to the Rome
