The son of the deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi was seized in southern Libya with two aides, who were trying to smuggle him out to neighbouring Niger.
His arrest after months on the run sparked a wave of celebrations among jubilant citizens across Libya.
Libyan leaders have given assurances that the 39-year-old will be tried in accordance with international guidelines amid fears he would meet the same fate as his father.
ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo will travel to Tripoli in the next few days to discuss arrangements for the trial, including where it will be staged.
David Cameron offered support to the court and the Libyan government to ensure Saif Gaddafi faces justice for his role in the "barbaric" reign of terror.
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The Prime Minister said: "The Libyan government's announcement of Saif al Islam's arrest shows we are near the end of the final chapter of the Gaddafi regime.
"It is a great achievement for the Libyan people and must now become a victory for international justice too.
"He could have contributed to a more open and decent future for his country, but instead chose to lead a bloody and barbaric campaign against his own people. The fate of the Gaddafis should act as a warning to brutal dictators everywhere.
"Britain will offer every assistance to the Libyan government and the International Criminal Court to bring him to face full accountability and justice for what he has done.
"The Libyan government has told us again today that he will receive a trial in line with international standards, and it is important that this happens."
Saif al Islam was flown to the city of Zintan in northern Libya and is said to have confirmed that he was feeling OK to international reporters on the plane, saying that injuries on his right hand were caused by a Nato air strike a month ago.
Hours after news broke on Saturday morning that the late Libyan dictator's fugitive son had been caught near the border of Niger, the ICC said the Libyan government had an "obligation" to co-operate with the court.
Prosecutors at The Hague-based tribunal are anxious to prevent a repeat of the events following the arrest of Colonel Gaddafi himself, who was killed by a mob after being caught near the Libyan town of Sirte just over a month ago.
"An arrest warrant has been issued by the ICC," said the court's spokesman, Fadi El-Abdallah. "The Libyan authorities have an obligation to co-operate with the court."
Saif, 39, who was Gaddafi's eldest son and heir apparent to his father's rule, was caught on Friday near the town of Obari in southern Libya by rebels loyal to the new government.
Bashir al-Tlayeb, a commander of one of the Zintan brigades from Libya's Western mountains, said his fighters had captured him with two aides as he tried to escape to Niger. He reportedly had only a few thousand dollars on him, despite claims that he had escaped from Tripoli with a vast fortune to help him stay on the run.
The prisoner, who refused to confirm his identity, was flown by Libyan militiamen to Zintan, where hundreds thronged the runway to get a look at him. A Reuters correspondent who also travelled on the plane said he wore traditional robes with a scarf pulled over his face, and had a bandaged hand.
On the plane he spoke only a few brief words when the correspondent tried to interview him. Asked if he was feeling all right, Gaddafi said simply: "Yes."
Asked about the bandages on the thumb and two fingers of his right hand, he replied: "Air force, air force," he said. Asked if that meant a Nato air strike, he said: "Yes. One month ago."
But despite a heavy black beard, his visible features as well as his rimless spectacles conformed to pictures of the late
A photograph was released of a man who appeared to be Saif, lying on a sofa with his legs covered by a blanket and his thumb,
Reports a few weeks ago had speculated that he had been injured in a Nato airstrike, possibly losing his hands.
For weeks there had been speculation that Saif had been hiding in the vast south of the country, where his family had loyal supporters among desert tribes. There were also suspicions that he could easily escape across the long, unguarded border with Niger, where the Gaddafi family has many supporters after spending Libya’s oil wealth lavishly there for years.
Libya’s former rebels were desperate to find him, considering him the last dangerous member of the former ruling family still at large.
There were fears that he could still manage to foment trouble or even start an insurgency.
Mr El-Abdallah added: "If Libyan authorities believe that a trial at national level is a better solution, they can ask that the case not be admitted in The Hague based on the court's complementary principle."
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