Rome Statute Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/rome-statute/ The low down on African affairs Wed, 16 Nov 2016 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Rome Statute Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/rome-statute/ 32 32 Non-memmber US regrets Russia decision to quit the ICC https://jjcornish.com/2016/11/non-memmber-us-regrets-russia-decision-quit-icc/ Wed, 16 Nov 2016 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2016/11/non-memmber-us-regrets-russia-decision-quit-icc/ Fourteen years after withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, the United States has expressed regret that Russia has made exactly the same decision. Both Russia and the US signed the Rome Statute of 1998 giving birth to the ICC, Niether have ratified that treaty, and now both have pointedly rejected the tribunal’s authority. Russia’s decision […]

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]]> Fourteen years after withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, the United States has expressed regret that Russia has made exactly the same decision.

Both Russia and the US signed the Rome Statute of 1998 giving birth to the ICC, Niether have ratified that treaty, and now both have pointedly rejected the tribunal’s authority.

Russia’s decision to leave the ICC altogether is widely seen as the latest step in a trend that may

threaten the future of world justice.

This after Burundi, South Africa and Gambia gave notice of quitting the court.

US State Department spokesman John Kirby says even though Washington doesn’t recognize the ICC’s authority over its personnel, it does not diminish US belief that the court does provide a valuable framework.

He says Washington supports ICC prosecution of those cases that advance US interests.

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]]> UN boss says SA must think again about quitting the ICC https://jjcornish.com/2016/10/un-boss-says-sa-must-think-quitting-icc/ Mon, 24 Oct 2016 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2016/10/un-boss-says-sa-must-think-quitting-icc/ United Stations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hopes South Africa will reconsider its decision to quit the International Criminal Court before the withdrawal takes effect. The UN chief also recalls the significant role played by South Africa in the establishment of the court, including being one of the first signatories of the treaty founding it. South […]

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]]> United Stations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hopes South Africa will reconsider its decision to quit the International Criminal Court before the withdrawal takes effect.

The UN chief also recalls the significant role played by South Africa in the establishment of the court, including being one of the first signatories of the treaty founding it.

South Africa’s withdrawal from the  ICC will only come into effect one year after notification to the UN Secretary-General, who is the depositary.

Ban Ki Moon says the ICC is central to global efforts to end impunity and prevent conflict.

He’s  confident  UN Member States will continue to further strengthen the Court, thus helping deter future atrocities across the globe.

He hopes that States that may have concerns regarding the functioning of the Court seek to resolve these matters in the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute that founded the Court.

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