Article 12 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is about the jurisdiction of the court. It states that the court has jurisdiction over crimes that fall under the statutes of the court and that were committed on the territory of a state that is a party to the Rome Statute, or by a national of a state that is a party to the Rome Statute. This means that the court can prosecute individuals for crimes such as genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, as long as they were committed in a country that is a party to the Rome Statute or by a citizen of a party state.
