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=== Headquarters ===
{{Infobox building
| name             = International Criminal Court
| image            = International_Criminal_Court_building_(2019)_in_The_Hague_01 (cropped).jpg
| image_size       =
| status           = Completed
| start_date       = Autumn 2012
| opened_date      = December 2015
| building_type    = Office
| location         = [[The Hague]], Netherlands
| coordinates      = {{coord|52|6|20|N|4|19|4|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| floor_area       = {{convert|52000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}
| architect        = [[Schmidt Hammer Lassen]]
| developer        = Combination Visser & Smit Bouw and Boele & van Eesteren ('Courtys')
}}

The official seat of the Court is in [[The Hague]], Netherlands, but its proceedings may take place anywhere.<ref name="RomeStatute" />{{rp|article 3}}{{efn|The legal relationship between the ICC and the Netherlands is governed by a headquarters agreement, which entered into force on 1 March 2008.<ref>International Criminal Court, 2008: {{PDFWayback |date=20080625052351 |url=http://www.icc-cpi.int/library/about/officialjournal/ICC-BD-04-01-08-ENG.pdf |title=Headquarter Agreement between the International Criminal Court and the Host State |size=2.23&nbsp;MB}}. Retrieved 1 June 2008.</ref>}}

[[File:International Criminal Court The Hague 2020 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Headquarters, 2020]]

The Court moved into its first permanent premises in The Hague, located at Oude Waalsdorperweg 10, on 14 December 2015.<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-permanentpremises.org/|title=ICC Permanent Premises|access-date=22 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223134554/http://www.icc-permanentpremises.org/|archive-date=23 February 2016}}
</ref> Part of The Hague's International Zone,<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.denhaag.nl/en/residents/to/International-Zone-1.htm|title=The Hague – International Zone|access-date=5 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085321/http://www.denhaag.nl/en/residents/to/International-Zone-1.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016}}
</ref> which also contains the [[Peace Palace]], [[Europol]], [[Eurojust]], [[ICTY]], [[OPCW]] and [[World Forum Convention Center|The Hague World Forum]], the court facilities are situated on the site of the ''Alexanderkazerne'', a former military barracks, adjacent to the dune landscape on the northern edge of the city. The ICC's detention centre is a short distance away.

The land and financing for the construction were provided by the Netherlands.<ref name="Permanent">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.icc-cpi.int/nr/exeres/c0bf504b-5ca8-4b1a-bb69-15c62a15ef8f.htm
 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802005354/http://www.icc-cpi.int/nr/exeres/c0bf504b-5ca8-4b1a-bb69-15c62a15ef8f.htm
 |archive-date=2 August 2012
 |title=ICC – Permanent Premises
 |publisher=International Criminal Court
 |access-date=19 February 2012
 }}</ref> The host state also organised and financed the architectural design competition, which started at the end of 2008. Three architects were chosen by an international jury from 171 applicants to enter into further negotiations. The Danish firm [[Schmidt Hammer Lassen]] were selected to design the premises, since its design met all the ICC criteria, such as design quality, sustainability, functionality and costs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cpi.int/Pages/item.aspx?name=pr502&ln=en |title=ICC has signed contract with Danish architect Schmidt Hammer Lassen for the development of permanent premises|website=Icc-cpi.int|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Netherlands, The Hague, International Criminal Court.JPG|thumb|left|The former (provisional) headquarters of the ICC, in use until December 2015]]

The barracks were demolished from November 2011 to August 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cpi.int/en_menus/icc/about%20the%20court/permanent%20premises/thebuilding/Pages/timeline.aspx |title=ICC – Timeline|access-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316012117/https://www.icc-cpi.int/en_menus/icc/about%20the%20court/permanent%20premises/thebuilding/Pages/timeline.aspx|archive-date=16 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2012 the tendering procedure for the general contractor was completed and the combination Visser & Smit Bouw and Boele & van Eesteren ("Courtys") was selected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cpi.int/en_menus/icc/about%20the%20court/permanent%20premises/Pages/permanent%20premises.aspx|title=ICC Permanent Premises|access-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123090516/http://www.icc-cpi.int/en_menus/icc/about%20the%20court/permanent%20premises/Pages/permanent%20premises.aspx|archive-date=23 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

The building has a compact footprint and consists of six connected building volumes with a garden motif. The tallest volume with a green façade, placed in the middle of the design, is the Court Tower, which accommodates three courtrooms. The rest of the building's volumes accommodate the offices of the different organs of the ICC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Permanent Premises of the ICC |url=http://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/rdonlyres/075EA925-13F6-4C02-8FC7-2FB0C528EDB9/0/IccBuilding0110EngWeb.pdf |publisher=International Criminal Court |access-date=22 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306013956/https://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/rdonlyres/075EA925-13F6-4C02-8FC7-2FB0C528EDB9/0/IccBuilding0110EngWeb.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

From 2002 to late 2015, the ICC was housed in interim premises in The Hague provided by the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.permanentrepresentations.nl/permanent-representations/pr-un-new-york|title=PR UN, New York – Permanent Representations – The Netherlands at International Organisations|author=Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken|date=28 September 2016 |website=Permanentrepresentations.nl|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref> Formerly belonging to [[KPN]], the provisional headquarters were located at Maanweg 174 in the east-central portion of the city.