What kinds of sentences can the International Criminal Court impose?

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Adolf Eichmann listening to an Israeli court's verdict — War crime Former Nazi official Adolf Eichmann listening as an Israeli court declares him guilty on all counts at his war crimes trial in Jerusalem, 1961.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is authorized to impose prison sentences on individuals convicted of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Under the court's regulations, those found guilty may receive sentences of up to life imprisonment.12

Once convicted, individuals serve their terms in national prisons, as the ICC relies on domestic justice systems to carry out the enforcement of these sentences.2