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OS/1722

LEGAL SUBCOMMITTEE OF COMMITTEE ON PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE CONCLUDES THIRTY-FIFTH SESSION, VIENNA, 18-28 MARCH

3 April 1996


Press Release
OS/1722


LEGAL SUBCOMMITTEE OF COMMITTEE ON PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE CONCLUDES THIRTY-FIFTH SESSION, VIENNA, 18-28 MARCH

19960403

VIENNA, 29 March (UN Information Service) -- The Legal Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space has ended its session yesterday, a full week earlier than scheduled, having formulated a new compromise text on how best to ensure that the benefits of space research will be shared with developing countries.

SG/T/2042

IN JAPAN, SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER

3 April 1996


Press Release
SG/T/2042


IN JAPAN, SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER

19960403

TOKYO, 3 April -- Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali met Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto Wednesday, for a wide-ranging discussion of the international situation, including the pitfalls that can stall the development process.

L/2774

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

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.