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Al Jazeera
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Thomas O Falk

Is Putin likely to face the ICC over Russia’s actions in Ukraine?

A woman holds a sign with the face of Putin and the word 'Genocidal' written in Spanish during a rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina [Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo]

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced an investigation into Russian President Vladimir Putin over possible war crimes in Ukraine. However, international criminal law has its limits.

The ICC is a permanent international criminal court based in The Hague. Its legal basis is the Rome Statute of 1998 and it is responsible for four core crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes of aggression.

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