INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
April 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE LONG awaited International Criminal Court is poised to become reality next year, with the statute underpinning its legality coming into force on July 1.This follows the anticipated ratification of the court's Rome treaty by at least 60 counties who signed the agreement, which was struck in 1998. The event was to be marked by a ceremony on Thursday, (April 11), at the UN headquarters in New York.The court will possess the jurisdiction to deal with crimes such as genocide, war crimes, the crime of aggression and crimes against humanity, where ...
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