GENEVA, 2 April (UN Information Service) -- The High Commissioner for Human Rights told the Commission on Human Rights this morning of progress made in protecting children's rights, but added that grave trends in the modern world demonstrated that the century had not seen the end of evil and odious violations of their rights.
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.
* Secretary-General in Japan discusses pitfalls of development process with Prime Minister.
