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International Justice Day 2025: World Day for International Justice highlights the international community’s commitment to uphold justice and protect human rights.
International Justice Day is observed on July 17. (AI generated image)
World Day for International Justice, or International Justice Day, is observed on July 17 and commemorates the adoption of the Rome Statute in 1998 that led to the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The formal creation of the ICC helped prosecute individuals responsible for crimes such as genocide, war crimes, human rights violations and the crime of aggression. The day highlights the international community’s commitment to uphold justice and protect human rights.
International Justice Day 2025: History And Significance
With the adoption of the Rome Statute in 1998 by 120 countries, the foundation of the International Criminal Court was laid. The ICC prosecutes individuals committing serious crimes of war and human rights violations in the world. In 2002, the ICC officially began its operations in The Hague, Netherlands.
During the Kampala Review Conference in 2010, the ICC formally declared July 17 as the World Day for International Justice. The 2025 International Justice Day marks the 27th anniversary of the Rome Statute.
The observance of International Justice Day underlines the importance of legal institutions pursuing justice where national systems fail or are unwilling to act. It honours victims and survivors by advocating for greater accountability and reparations, while also promoting global cooperation with the ICC and strengthening support to the organisation.
Through the observance, the ICC encourages nations to uphold justice even when domestic systems fail to bring genocidal criminals and human rights violators to account.
Ways to Promote Global Justice
- While the ICC prosecutes criminals of humanity, the International Justice Day also echoes an important message that a sense of fairness and justice can be achieved even without a courtroom.
- You can help the noble cause of the legal body through various means.
- Individuals can raise awareness using various social media platforms, sharing stories, facts and cases that ICC undertakes.
- You can also promote the message for global justice by supporting NGOs that help the war victims and fight for human rights through donations or even volunteering to participate in their programmes.
- Empowering these NGOs may play a crucial role in revisiting and strengthening the policies made by respective governments about human rights violations.
- You can even start by educating yourself and your families and friends about the cause for international justice by hosting or attending the various webinars, lectures, or workshops organised on the World Day for International Justice.
International Justice Day 2025: Quotes
- “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” – Benjamin Franklin
- “Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.” – Cornel West
- “It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.” – Voltaire
- “Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but in finding out the right and upholding it.” – Theodore Roosevelt.
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