Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will jump in at the deep end. Would it not be better for the International Criminal Court to be an integral part of the United Nations? It seems to me that it is a question of countries being referred to the court. For example, the UN Security Council refers cases for investigation to the ICC, or participants or signatories to the ICC allow it to investigate.

If I understand the situation correctly, the United States of America and China - the first and second largest economies in the world - are not signed up to the ICC. That therefore begs the question of who is funding the court. Can Mrs. Bensouda explain how the following aspects operate?