The Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC and the Rule of Law
First Session, Ottawa, Canada, 2002
The entry into force of the Rome Statute on July 1, 2002 marked an important moment in PGA's work on the ICC, given that urgent objective of securing the 60 States' ratifications necessary to make the Court operational.
In this new context, under the leadership of Hon. Irwin Cotler, MP (Canada), former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, PGA launched the first global parliamentary gathering devoted entirely to the ICC, the Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC and the Rule of Law, which met for the first time in Ottawa, Canada, on November 4-5, 2002.
The result of this Assembly was the Ottawa Plan of Action on the ICC, which has, in turn, spawned many new initiatives on ratification and effective implementation of the ICC Statute into national systems, as well as resolutions and parliamentary questions aimed at safeguarding the integrity of the ICC against any dilution contained in bilateral agreements or Security Council resolutions.
The First Session of the Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC and the Rule of Law was supported by the European Commission (EU), the Government of Canada (DFAIT and CIDA), the Government of the Netherlands (DFAIT), the Government of Sweden (Sida), the Government of Switzerland and the Ford Foundation.
I CAP ICC List of participants
I CAP ICC Agenda
Ottawa Plan of Action
Other sessions
Second Session, New York, United States, 2003
Third Session, Wellington, New Zealand, 2004
Fourth Session, Tokyo, Japan, 2006
Fifth Session, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2008
Sixth Session, Kampala, Uganda, 2010
PGA Deterrence Paper on the ICC English French (for more information on this paper see Ressources)
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