The Chairman of the Sixth Committee (Legal) called for a reaffirmation of the importance of legal principles and values in international relations, as the Committee met this morning to organize its schedule for the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly.
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Commission Concludes Three-Week Session
Belgium announced its ratification of the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court this morning as the Preparatory Commission for the Court continued its work on drafting two key technical texts necessary for the Court's eventual functioning.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Announces Signing of Court Treaty
Bosnia and Herzegovina announced its signing of the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court this morning, as the Preparatory Commission for the Court continued its work on two key texts necessary to the Court's functioning.
As the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court entered the final stages of its work on two key texts necessary to the Court's functioning, its Chairman this morning urged delegates to not lose their perspective on what the international community was trying to do by establishing the Court.
The Preparatory Commission preparing the groundwork for the functioning of the International Criminal Court should be flexible in drawing up its rules and procedures to enable the Court to deal with inevitable problems, the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia said this morning.
Sierra Leone today announced its ratification of the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court, which will have the ability to try individuals for the most heinous offenses.
