11.   It would try individuals.

12.   It cannot try individuals.

13.   It would try individuals charged with war crimes much like the one-off U.N. tribunal currently hearing the case against ex-Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic.

14.   The court would try individuals accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

15.   The current International Court of Justice deals with disputes between states, but no permanent international legal institution existed until now to try individuals for their crimes.

16.   The International Criminal Court would be a permanent body that would try individuals accused of committing genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

17.   The International Criminal Court would be the first permanent international tribunal responsible for trying individuals accused of war crimes or atrocities.

18.   Unlike the World Court in the Hague, which handles disputes between states, it would try individuals.

19.   The commission will also try to figure out whether those individuals could be tried in national or international courts.