Chamber under article 15, paragraph 2, of the Statute

Recognizes the fundamental importance of the principle of complementarity in the Rome Statute, and stresses the importance of the implementation by States parties of their obligations under the Statute

Recognizes the fundamental importance of the principle of complementarity in the Rome Statute, and stresses the importance of the implementation by States parties of their obligations under the Statute

Noting that under the Geneva Conventions, of 12 August 1949, torture is a grave breach and that under the statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the statute of the International Tribunal for Rwanda and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court acts of torture can constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes,

Noting that under the Geneva Conventions, of 12 August 1949, torture is a grave breach and that under the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court acts of torture can constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes,

As it had not become a party to the Statute on any other basis, the Court was not open to it at that time under Article 35, paragraph 1, of the Statute.

The Court noted that Article 37 applies only as between parties to the Statute under Article 35, paragraph 1.

My delegation has full confidence in the Court's continued ability to discharge its functions under the Charter and Statute.

Any deprivation or limitation of liberty may be imposed only in accordance with principles and under procedures specified by statute.

His efforts, under great pressure, have effectively helped advance the cause of justice and the objectives of the Rome Statute.

According to the statute, the High Commissioner, acting under the authority of the General Assembly, shall assume the function of providing international protection, under the auspices of the United Nations, to refugees who fall within the scope of the Statute and of seeking permanent solutions for the problem of refugees.

Since the Statute covers the category of crimes against humanity, which includes murder and extermination committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack on any civilian population, certain terrorist acts might therefore be tried under the Statute.

4. Encourages States to continue considering recourse to the Court by means available under its Statute, and calls upon States that have not yet done so to consider accepting the jurisdiction of the Court in accordance with its Statute

Persistent violations of safeguards agreements should lead to a suspension of the rights and privileges of membership as permitted under the Statute.

Under Article 13 of the Statute, members of the Court are elected for a term of nine years and may be re elected.

Each State Party shall, where appropriate, establish under its domestic law a long statute of limitations period in which to commence proceedings for any offence established in accordance with this Convention and establish a longer statute of limitations period or provide for the suspension of the statute of limitations where the alleged offender has evaded the administration of justice.

Moreover, the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide is listed under Human rights , while the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court comes under Penal matters .

(g) Statute means the Statute of the Tribunal, Annex VI to the Convention

Statute of limitations

CARICOM also wishes to remind signatories and States parties to the Rome Statute of the need to preserve the integrity of the instrument by honouring their obligations under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties so as to maintain the object and purpose of the statute.

Statute of Brčko District

Brazil s Statute of Virtual Liberty

The Court found that the evidence presented by the prosecution may yet suffice to establish the lesser offence defined and penalized under section 10 (b) of the statute .

Under article 32 of the statute of the International Tribunal for Rwanda, the President of the Tribunal submits an annual report to the Security Council and the General Assembly.

The Court is empowered under the Charter and the Court's Statute to decide disputes freely submitted by States in the exercise of their sovereignty and to render advisory opinions.

(b) Not been required to relinquish his or her appointment under Article 18 of the Statute of the Court for reasons other than the state of his or her health.

(iii) The United Nations Regular Budget Fund covers staff and other management and administration costs as determined under the statute of the Office (General Assembly resolution 428 (V), annex, art.

30.8 Under article 21, paragraph 2, of the statute of ICSC, a provision is made for the inclusion of the ICSC budget in the regular budget of the United Nations.

1. Decides to amend the Statute of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal ( the Statute ), with effect from 1 January 2001, as follows

Activated by Security Council referral, the ICC would be empowered to prosecute any persons for acts committed in Darfur that amount to any of the crimes listed under the Rome Statute.

Reaffirming also the statute of the Commission,

Statute of a number of parliamentary parties.

The tenth preambular paragraph could not change  or be viewed as changing the elements necessary for conduct to constitute a crime under the Rome Statute or a violation of applicable legal standards.

In the revised INSTRAW statute, the previous reference to the Special Representative of the Secretary General has been replaced with a reference to the Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs.

We may ask whether the Security Council has the prerogative to mandate the limitation of the jurisdiction of the ICC under the Rome Statute once the exercise of its jurisdiction has advanced.

Ms. Hampson also responded to Mr. Yokota's hypothetical case, and noted that human rights law is about the accountability of States, not individuals the latter would face criminal proceedings under either national criminal law or under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Although a majority of the Court found that it had jurisdiction over the matter under the Statute of the Court itself, an even larger majority found jurisdiction proper under the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation of 1956 between the United States and Nicaragua.

This will require an amendment of the Statute.

(b) Not been required to relinquish his or her appointment under Article 18 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice for reasons other than the state of his or her health.

(b) Not been required to relinquish his or her appointment under Article 18 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice for reasons other than the state of his or her health.

We therefore applaud the Court's initiative in developing the so called case matrix, which, among other services, provides on line commentaries on how to define and prove the offences under the Rome Statute.

With regard to the International Criminal Court, the Special Rapporteur welcomes in particular the important precedent set by the decision of the Security Council, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, to exercise for the first time its power under article 13 (b) of the Rome Statute to refer to the Court the serious human rights violations which have taken place in the Sudan, a signatory but not a party to the Rome Statute.

Let me stress that, under article 29 of the Statute, all States are legally obligated to comply without undue delay with any request for assistance. Moreover, resolution 1534 (2004) of 26 March 2004 calls

Guaranteeing a fair trial requires respecting the independence of the Court's different organs under its Statute, namely the Presidency the Appeals, Trial and Pre Trial Divisions the Office of the Prosecutor and the Registry.

Statute of the Administrative Tribunal of the United Nations