Despite the resistance of a small group of conservative states, gender provisions are included in the Rome Statute. Crimes against humanity include the crime of persecution on the grounds of gender. In addition, forced pregnancy is explicitly recognized as a crime. This crime was most recently witnessed in the former Yugoslavia where Bosnian women were raped and imprisoned in order to force them to bear Serb babies. A- The Court can only start its work when 60 states have ratified the Statute.
Treaties usually take several years to come into force.
The ICC will try individuals, not states, who commit certain crimes. The ICJ adjudicates disputes between states. A- The ICC will deal with genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. A- The ICC will be at The Hague, Netherlands where the ICJ and the Ad Hoc Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia are currently located. The ICC will only be able to try crimes which happen after the Statute is in force.