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title: Cooperation and Assistance
published: true
cases:
  - mali-referral-2000
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  - mali-referral-2000
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The ICC cannot act unilaterally because:

* It does not have its own police force or independent enforcement powers
* It cannot enter or obtain evidence in sovereign countries without the country’s permission.


As a result, the ICC depends on the “cooperation and assistance” of countries in order to facilitate investigations and prosecutions. Cooperation and assistance may include:

* Allowing access to documents and other evidence;
* Tasking domestic personnel to assist the OTP
* Helping locate witnesses and victims; and
* Assisting in the identification of crime sites<commit_msg>Updated '_investigation/cooperation-and-assistance.md' via CloudCannon<commit_after>---
title: Cooperation and Assistance
published: true
cases:
  - mali-referral-2000
  - test-article-2
  - mali-referral-2000
  - test-article
sort_order: 2
---


The ICC cannot act unilaterally because:

* It does not have its own police force or independent enforcement powers
* It cannot enter or obtain evidence in sovereign countries without the country’s permission.

As a result, the ICC depends on the “cooperation and assistance” of countries in order to facilitate investigations and prosecutions. Cooperation and assistance may include:

* Allowing access to documents and other evidence;
* Tasking domestic personnel to assist the OTP
* Helping locate witnesses and victims; and
* Assisting in the identification of crime sites.
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