Country Uganda
Justification for SCS: While the International Criminal Court (ICC) was established by the Rome Statute, a treaty signed in 1998, it is neither affiliated with a single government nor is it affiliated with the United Nations.

Stakeholder size (number of people) 250

Area of Influence
a. Geographic area: International
b. Population subsets
i. The ICC is supported by vocal and influential international human rights groups, such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.

Description of Organization
a. Who are the leaders?
i. Presidency: Judge Philippe Kirsch (Canada)
ii. Judicial Divisions: 18 judges
iii. Office of the Prosecutor Luis Moreno O’Campo, Chief Prosecutor
iv. Registry: Registrar: Bruno Cathala
v. Other Offices: Office of Public Counsel for Victims, Office of Public Counsel for Defense, Trust Fund for Victims
b. How does one gain influence in the group? elected by state parties (prosecutor) or by the judges (president, registry)
c. What issues do they care about? Generally, the mission of the ICC is to uphold International Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. In Uganda, in particular, they are concerned with the 5 leaders of the LRA whom Museveni asked them to indict. Although there is now pressure from the Ugandan government, from the victims of the conflict, and even from international actors such as the US to drop the indictments, the ICC shows no sign of wavering in its commitment to prosecuting the three surviving indicted LRA leaders.
d. What does the organizational structure look like?
i. Court structure

Financial Resources (if applicable)
a. List activities that generate cash flow: The ICC is funded by its member states, the amount of the contribution determined in the same way as contributions to the UN. Other funding is provided by contributions from governments and individuals. The UN, too, can contribute funding “if it is approved by the General Assembly and is related to a situation referred to the court by the Security Council.”
b. Income from activities
c. Profitability

Military Resources (if applicable)
a. What arms do they possess
i. What type?
ii. How much?
b. Experience level

Provide a short history of the stakeholder group
a. What is their origin? 1998 Rome Statute which was signed and ratified by enough nations that the Court entered into existence in 2002. The ICC indicted 5 members of the LRA in 2005 at the request of the Ugandan Government.
b. How have they changed?
i. Interests: The ICC has remained steadfast in its commitment to upholding international human rights law, a position that has generated controversy, especially with respect to the Uganda case.
ii. Level of influence: Since the ICC issued indictments in 2005, support for the Court in the Ugandan context has waned. The LRA has publicly stated that it will cease its brutality and sign a peace agreement only if the indictments are dropped. Many people—especially victims of the conflict, the LRA itself, and even members of the GoU? —view the indictments as the single biggest hurdle in overcoming the peace process.
iii. Resources
iv. etc
c. What are their future goals? A future goal of the ICC is to extend its level of influence to the rest of the world, and in this sense, maintaining these indictments are important to asserting the Court’s credibility.