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The seat of International Criminal Court is at

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The same Dutch city holds the Peace Palace and the International Court of Justice, and is called the legal capital of the world.
Updated On: Jul 17, 2026
  • The Hague
  • Geneva
  • Washington
  • Tokyo
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

The International Criminal Court came into being on 1 July 2002 when the Rome Statute took effect. It is the first standing court able to put individuals on trial for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Its seat is written into the treaty itself, in Article 3.

  1. The Hague: This Dutch city is the seat of the ICC, and Article 3 of the Rome Statute says so in plain terms. The Hague also holds the International Court of Justice at the Peace Palace, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, and earlier held the tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. That is why it is called the legal capital of the world.
  2. Geneva: Geneva is a UN hub with the WHO, ILO, WTO and the Human Rights Council. Plenty of international bodies, but not the ICC.
  3. Washington: Home to the IMF and the World Bank. Also worth remembering that the United States is not even a party to the Rome Statute, so the ICC would never be based here.
  4. Tokyo: The Tokyo Trials of 1946 to 1948 tried Japanese war criminals, and that memory makes this option look tempting. Those were an ad hoc military tribunal and have no link to the ICC.

So option (A) is the answer.

Let's summarize:

  • The ICC was set up by the Rome Statute of 1998, in force from 2002.
  • Its seat is The Hague, Netherlands, under Article 3 of the Statute.
  • The ICC tries individuals; the ICJ, also at The Hague, hears disputes between states.

The International Criminal Court sits at The Hague.

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