Legal

4 April 1996

Press Release
L/2778

4 April 1996

Press Release
L/2776

4 April 1996

Press Release
L/2777

CONFLICT BETWEEN SECURITY COUNCIL POWERS, INTERNATIONAL COURT, DISCUSSED IN PREPARATORY COMMITTEE

19960404 Some Speakers Suggest Court's Draft Statute Extends Security Council Veto to Proposed International Court

3 April 1996

Press Release
ICJ/544

An international criminal court should not enjoy inherent jurisdiction over crimes detailed in its statute, the Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court was told this morning.

The representative of Israel said that the term inherent jurisdiction was a contradiction. The jurisdiction of the court would arise out of its statute -- a contractual instrument creating the court. Acceptance of the statute should not mean automatic acceptance of the court's jurisdiction. An "opting-in" arrangement allowed for the contractual nature of the court and would, thereby, facilitate its broader acceptance.

2 April 1996

Press Release
L/2774

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT DISCUSSES INHERENT JURISDICTION OF COURT OVER 'CORE CRIMES'

19960402

An international criminal court should have inherent jurisdiction over the "core crimes" of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, the Preparatory Committee on the establishment of the court was told this afternoon, as it began its discussion of "trigger mechanisms" that could initiate court proceedings this afternoon.

2 April 1996

Press Release
L/2772

2 April 1996

Press Release
L/2773

1 April 1996

Press Release
L/2771

29 March 1996

Press Release
L/2769

STATUTE OF INTERNATIONAL COURT MUST NOT BE RETROACTIVE, SAY SPEAKERS IN PREPARATORY COMMITTEE

19960329 Committee Also Discusses Issues of Individual Responsibility, Criminal Responsibility of Corporations, Official Immunity, Statue of Limitations