Parliaments need to be addressed.(support of Inter-Parliamentary Union member countries' parliaments for International Criminal Court's Statute)

From: UN Chronicle | Date: September 22, 1998| Author: Martinez, Miguel-Angel | Copyright information

Parliaments of IPU member states should support the ratification of the Statute proposed by the International Criminal Court (ICC). This is because ICC is not only an effective court for the defense of the rule of law but also a complementary to national criminal justice systems.

When I addressed the Conference to establish an International Criminal Court in Rome last June, I also pledged to recommend that the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)-the world organization of national par...

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