Preparatory Commission for

International Criminal Court

37^th Meeting (AM)

SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES PREPARATORY COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL

COURT AS IT CONCLUDES NINTH SESSION

UNITED NATIONS FELLOWSHIPS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW

AWARDED TO CANDIDATES FROM 18 COUNTRIES

GENEVA, 16 April (UN Information Service) -- The Selection Committee of the United Nations Fellowship Programme in International Law met in New York on Tuesday, 9 April 2002, under the chairmanship of Hans Corell, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel.

Preparatory Commission for

International Criminal Court

36^th Meeting (AM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT HEARS OF FINAL

ARRANGEMENTS FOR COURT’S OPERATION

Financial Commitments Announced will

Cover Half Costs of Assembly of States Parties

Preparatory Commission for

International Criminal Court

35^th Meeting (AM)

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT WILL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 2002,

AS 10 STATES DEPOSIT RATIFICATION INSTRUMENTS AT HEADQUARTERS

Sixty-six Countries Have Now Ratified Treaty -– 60 Were Required;

Preparatory Commission for

International Criminal Court

34^th Meeting (AM)

Committee on Charter                                        L/2998/Rev.1*

Committee on Charter

And United Nations Role

240^th & 241^st Meeting (AM & PM)

SPEAKERS IN CHARTER COMMITTEE CALL FOR WORKING GROUP TO STUDY

ASSISTANCE TO SANCTIONS-AFFECTED THIRD STATES

Ad Hoc Committee on International Convention

against Reproductive Cloning of Human Beings

4^th & 5^th Meetings (AM & PM)

COMMITTEE CHARGED WITH ELABORATING CONVENTION TO BAN HUMAN CLONING

CONCLUDES FIRST SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS

Chairman Says ‘Basic Trends of Views’ Emerged

During Week-Long Focus on Policy, Technical, Ethical Questions

Ad Hoc Committee on International Convention

against Reproductive Cloning of Human Beings

3^rd Meeting (AM)

IN OPENING DEBATE ON HUMAN CLONING BAN, SOME SPEAKERS URGE OUTRIGHT PROHIBITION,

Ad Hoc Committee for International Convention

against Reproductive Cloning of Human Beings

1^st and 2^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

AT FIRST-EVER MEETING, COMMITTEE ON CONVENTION TO BAN HUMAN CLONING

HEARS EXPERT VIEWS ON SCIENCE, ETHICS INVOLVED