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The Role of Parliamentarians in Promoting the Universality of the Rome Statute: The State of Play in Today’s ICC

Webinar, Tuesday, 7 December 2021

Achieving universality of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is pivotal for putting an end to impunity for the most serious crimes of international concern as well as reinforcing the ICC’s legitimacy as a global criminal court. Only a universal membership of the Rome Statute will enable the ICC to properly execute its mandate and increase its effectiveness in trying perpetrators of the crimes under its jurisdiction.

However, with the glacial progress of States joining the ICC, the current number of 123 States Parties – with some of the global powers absent- is still far from achieving this goal. The reasons for reluctance to join the ICC vary. In some, governments block ratification/accession despite Parliamentary support. In others, anti- ICC propaganda interferes with its advancement. Other reasons include an unwillingness to risk subjecting national leaders to ICC jurisdiction, on- going domestic human rights / political crises, or simply that ICC membership is not a political priority.

This side event analysed the main problems hindering States from joining the ICC, with examples of successes as well as challenges experienced, elucidated from the perspective of Parliamentarians from four countries.

Hosted by the Netherlands and the Republic of Korea

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Mr. Fabio Massimo Castaldo, MEP (Italy)

Report by Lilian Srour, Junior Research Associate, PILPG-NL
Report by: Lilian Srour, Junior Research Associate, PILPG-NL »

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Agenda (Tuesday, 7 December 2021 – 1.15 PM to 2:45 PM CET)

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13:15 Opening Remarks by the ASP Facilitators on Universality and Full Implementation:
 
H.E. Henk Cor van der Kwast Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the International Criminal Court H.E. Yeondoo Jeong Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Netherlands
 
13:30 Reflections by the Presidency of the ICC:
H.E. Piotr Hofmański President of the International Criminal Court
13:45 European Parliament, European Union Mr. Fabio Massimo Castaldo, MEP (Italy) Vice-President of the European Parliament MalaysiaHon. Kasthuri Patto, MP PGA Board Member Ukraine Ms. Marina Bardyna, MP Deputy-Chair, Committee on Foreign Policy and Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Jamaica Dr. Angela Brown Burke, MP Chairwoman of People's National Party Intervention Ms. Oleksandra Matviychuk Chairwoman of the Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine)
14:15 Interactive discussion
14:35 Closing Remarks: The Way Forward
Dr. David Donat Cattin Secretary General of Parliamentarians for Global Action (Moderator of the side-event)