NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Hina) - Croatia believes that the establishment of +a permanent international criminal court is an important legal, +political and moral victory on the threshold of the new millennium, +Croatian Ambassador to the
United Nations Ivan Simonovic said in +New York on Wednesday.+ Speaking at a UN General Assembly session, Simonovic reported that +on October 12 Croatia signed the Statute of the International +Criminal Court (ICC). He called on all member-states to do the same +and ratify the document.+ From the legal point of view, the ICC is important in the +development of the international penal law system. In the future, +it will be possible to hold individuals, including state leaders, +accountable for their acts. This will be of crucial importance for +the politics and serve as a means to prevent the use of force in +solving internal and international questions, the C
NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Hina) - Croatia believes that the establishment of
a permanent international criminal court is an important legal,
political and moral victory on the threshold of the new millennium,
Croatian Ambassador to the United Nations Ivan Simonovic said in
New York on Wednesday.
Speaking at a UN General Assembly session, Simonovic reported that
on October 12 Croatia signed the Statute of the International
Criminal Court (ICC). He called on all member-states to do the same
and ratify the document.
From the legal point of view, the ICC is important in the
development of the international penal law system. In the future,
it will be possible to hold individuals, including state leaders,
accountable for their acts. This will be of crucial importance for
the politics and serve as a means to prevent the use of force in
solving internal and international questions, the Croatian
Ambassador said.
The moral aspect can be seen in the fact that the Court will also act
in cases when national judiciaries fail to act for whatever reason.
Contemporary examples of unpunished violations of the basic norms
of the international, especially humanitarian law, are reason
enough for the establishment of the ICC, Simonovic said.
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