When did the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court enter into force?

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Railway tracks lead to the brick entrance building and guard tower of Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp near Oswiecim, Poland. — Genocide Freight train tracks leading to Auschwitz-Birkenau, Nazi Germany's largest concentration camp, near Oświęcim, Poland.

The Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court (ICC), entered into force on July 1, 2002.123

This occurred after the treaty had been ratified by the requisite 60 countries. The court, based in The Hague, was created to investigate and prosecute individuals for the most serious international crimes, including genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts of aggression.1243