World Day for International Justice, also referred to as Day of International Criminal Justice or International Justice Day, is an international day celebrated throughout the world on July 17 as part of an effort to recognize the emerging system of

international criminal justice International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * International (Kevin Michael album), ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * International (New Order album), ' ...

. July 17 is the date of the adoption of the

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that created the

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. On 1 June 2010, at the

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held in Kampala (Uganda), the Assembly of State Parties decided to celebrate 17 July as the Day of International Criminal Justice.http://www.icc-cpi.int/iccdocs/asp_docs/Resolutions/RC-Decl.1-ENG.pdf Kampala Declaration, ICC-ASP/RC/Decl.1 (1 June 2010), p. 24. Each year, people around the world use this day to host events to promote international criminal justice, especially support for the International Criminal Court.

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