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What it is

Authorizes Spain to ratify the International Criminal Court treaty

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 19 May 2000. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill for an Organic Law authorizing Spain's ratification of the Statute of the International Criminal Court.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000001· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The law authorizes Spain to ratify the Rome Statute, signed in Rome on July 18, 1998. By doing so, Spain accepts the creation and support of the International Criminal Court, a permanent court based in The Hague.
  2. The Court tries people, not States, for the most serious crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression. It only acts when national courts cannot or will not do so.
  3. The Court can impose prison terms of up to thirty years, or life imprisonment in exceptional cases, plus fines and forfeiture of proceeds from the crime. States must cooperate by handing over people, providing evidence and enforcing sentences.
  4. Spain declares it is willing to receive people convicted by the Court in its prisons, as long as the sentence does not exceed the maximum allowed under Spanish law.

Who it affects

  • Spain, as a State: It is authorized to ratify the Statute and commits to cooperate with the Court and to receive convicted persons in its prisons.
  • People accused of the most serious crimes: They can be tried by the Court when national courts do not act.
  • Spanish courts: They keep priority to try these acts; the Court only acts as a backup.

Words worth knowing

Corte Penal Internacional (International Criminal Court)
A permanent international court based in The Hague that tries people for the most serious crimes against the international community.
Estatuto de Roma (Rome Statute)
The international treaty that creates the International Criminal Court and sets its rules.
Principio de complementariedad (principle of complementarity)
The Court does not replace each country's own courts; it only steps in if they cannot or will not judge the case.
Ley Orgánica (Organic Law)
A type of Spanish law reserved for very important matters, which requires a special majority in the Congress to pass.
Ratificación (ratification)
The act by which a State formally confirms a treaty it has already signed and agrees to be bound by it.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced19 May 2000Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted23 May 2000The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments26 May 2000Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee7 June 2000A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenary21 June 2000All 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate29 June 2000The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE13 September 2000It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 9 official steps on a timeline
May 2000Jun 2000Jul 2000Aug 200011. 19 May 2000: Presentación22. 23 May 2000: Comisión de Asuntos Exteriores Publicación desde 23/05/2000 hasta 26/05/200033. 23 May 2000: Calificación44. 26 May 2000: Comisión de Asuntos Exteriores Enmiendas desde 26/05/2000 hasta 07/06/200055. 7 June 2000: Comisión de Asuntos Exteriores Informe desde 07/06/2000 hasta 13/06/200066. 13 June 2000: Comisión de Asuntos Exteriores Dictamen desde 13/06/2000 hasta 21/06/200077. 21 June 2000: Pleno Aprobación desde 21/06/2000 hasta 29/06/200088. 29 June 2000: Senado desde 29/06/2000 hasta 13/09/200099. 13 September 2000: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 13/09/2000 hasta 24/10/2000

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Ley Orgánica 6/2000, of 4 October, authorizing Spain to ratify the Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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