As of 16 June 2012, the Prosecutor has been of , who had been elected as the new Prosecutor on 12 December 2011.
The Court can issue an indictment under seal.
Proceedings against 20 are ongoing: 12 are at large as fugitives, two are in the pre-trial phase, five are on trial, and one is appealing his sentence.
Also, there is an obligation to respect and ensure respect for international humanitarian law, which stems from the and , which reflects the absolute nature of.
To consider major substantive issues in the draft statute, the General Assembly established the Ad Hoc Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court, which met twice in 1995.
By denying states the right to offer amnesty to human rights abusers, the International Criminal Court may make it more difficult to negotiate an end to conflict and a transition to democracy.