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La Slovaquie et le Statut de Rome

New York, 29th April, 2014:

Peter Burian, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, deposited the instrument of ratification of the Kampala Amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the United Nations after the National Council of Slovakia agreed to the ratification of such Amendments on 26 March 2013 with a near-unanimous vote by the plenary.

Slovakia has thereby accepted to bind its nationals and its territory to the prohibition of the use of certain weapons in armed conflicts not of an international character, as well as to the criminalization of acts of aggression arising from the illegal use of force in international relations. Slovakia has become the 14th State to have ratified the Kampala Amendments on the Crime of Aggression. It is also the fourth Eastern European State and the seventh NATO Member State to do so. Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), a network of over 1300 Lawmakers from all regions of the world committed to the protection of human rights, including the human right to peace, welcomes this decision.

On 11 April 2002, Slovakia ratified the Rome Statute. Hence, Slovakia was one of the first sixty States to contribute to the entry into force of the Statute. Through this ratification, Slovakia has not only made an important contribution towards the goal of achieving 30 ratifications before 2017, but it also serves to consolidate ongoing global efforts to achieve universal ratification of the Kampala Amendments related to the Crime of Aggression. Most importantly, the ratification of the Kampala Amendments strengthens the international legal framework that prohibits the use of force and increases the guarantees of peace and of respect for the territorial integrity of the States Parties to the Rome Statute. Thirteen other nations from all regions of the world have ratified both Amendments to date - Liechtenstein, Samoa, Luxembourg, Estonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Germany, Botswana, Cyprus, Slovenia, Andorra, Uruguay, Belgium and Croatia.

PGA also wishes to recall that while entry into force of the ATT is and must be the most important immediate objective, ensuring wider participation in the ATT and its broad, effective implementation, is and must remain the over-arching goal.

PGA members have made the following statements:

The deposit by Slovakia of the Kampala Amendments arrives at the right moment when peace is still under heavy pressure and wars and military conflicts continue to threat the development in many countries and regions of the globe. I believe that the adoption of the Kampala Amendments in 2010 is one of the most significant legal accomplishments of all times. I have been a promoter and defender of the Kampala Amendments since the beginning, in the international level by personally nominating the Review Conference to the Nobel Peace Prize, and in the national level by promoting the domestic bill to ensure the implementation of such amendments. After the Workshop for the Universality of the Rome Statute of the ICC and the Kampala Amendments in the Pacific Region organized by Liechtenstein, New Zealand and Global Institute for the Prevention of Aggression on March 06-07 I await for New Zealand to become one of the first 30 nations to ratify the Amendments. Dr. Kennedy Graham, MP (New Zealand):
From San Jose, Costa Rica, I welcome Slovakia’s ratification of the Kampala Amendments. This is an essential step taken by Slovakia to ensure the activation of the jurisdiction of the ICC over the crime of aggression and to secure the strengthening the universality of the Rome Statute, as amended by the Kampala Amendments. Through the affirmation of the UN Charter’s principle prohibiting the illegal use of force, this ratification brings Slovakia to the forefront of peace-abiding nations. I have personally supported the ratification of the Kampala Amendments by Costa Rica in the Foreign Relations Committee, over which I preside as Chairperson, as well as in the Plenary of the Legislative Assembly. Moreover, and together with other PGA members in the region, we recently promoted a resolution in the Latin American Parliament requesting all Latin American MPs to call on their governments to ratify these Amendments as a way to promote the basic human right to peace in our respective countries. Dip. Oscar Alfaro Zamora, MP (Costa Rica):
By ratifying the Kampala Amendments, Slovakia sends an essential message to the world: no impunity can exist for those responsible for committing one of the most heinous of crimes, the crime of aggression. This historical step taken by Slovakia also demonstrates its strong commitment to the rule of law, peace and justice. While vestiges of past wars are not always easy to erase, the fact that nations around the world are now steadily taking concrete, legally binding steps formally to renounce the illegal use of force, moves us all further along the road to a more equitable, democratic and safer world. Mr. Mark Pritchard, MP (UK)
Key PGA Documents
  • April 29, 2014
    Parliamentarians Around the World Celebrate Slovakia’s Ratification of the Kampala Amendments: English | French

Statut du système du Statut de Rome (en Février 2024) :

 
États ayant ratifié le Statut de Rome [124]
 
États ayant signé le Statut de Rome mais ne l’ayant pas encore ratifié [30]
 
États ayant décidé de se retirer du Statut de Rome [2]
 
États n’ayant ni signé ni ratifié le Statut de Rome
 


124 pays sont États Parties au Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale. Parmi eux, 33 sont membres du groupe des États d'Afrique, 19 sont des États d’Asie et du Pacifique, 19 sont des États d'Europe Orientale 28 sont des États d'Amerique Latine et des Caraïbes, et 25 sont dans le groupe États d'Europe occidentale et autres États.

Travail de PGA dans ce pays :

ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda calls for the EU to support the ICC, its independence against external attacks, and its integrity against the risk of budget cuts.

The European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights held an exchange of views with the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, marking the 9th (and final) year of her non-renewable mandate.

17 July, Day of International Justice and 20th of the Rome Statute.

PGA co-sponsored a high-level ministerial event at the UN to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute, International Justice Day, and the entry into force of the Court’s jurisdiction over the crime of aggression.

A  PGA Delegation met with the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA), H.E. Miroslav Lajčák (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia), in the margins of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC.

On 11 December 2017, PGA Delegation met with the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA), H.E. Miroslav Lajčák.

Slovakia has become the 14th State to have ratified the Kampala Amendments on the Crime of Aggression.

Parliamentarians Around the World Celebrate Slovakia’s Ratification of the Kampala Amendments

The Strategic Consultations were opened by Ambassador Mary Whelan (Ireland) who is also the Facilitator of the ICC ASP on Cooperation and acknowledged the important role that PGA has played and continues to play in this area.

Hosted by the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations, and organized by PGA, a set of informal consultations with MPs on the key issue of Cooperation with the ICC took place in New York on December 6, 2010, opening day of the 9th ASP.

Publication

Guide parlementaire sur la Cour pénale internationale
Guide parlementaire sur la Cour pénale internationale

Guide parlementaire sur la Cour pénale internationale

It is imperative that the Rome Statute be ratified universally for the successful functioning of the Court. Parliamentarians should ensure that the ICC is truly universal.

Description

Créée par le Statut de Rome, la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) est la première juridiction internationale permanente et indépendante capable de poursuivre et de juger les individus ayant commis les violations les plus graves du droit international pénal, du droit international humanitaire et des droits humains.

Le Statut de Rome définit les crimes relevant de la compétence de la Cour et détaille les principes généraux et procédures applicables devant la Cour. Il définit également les obligations de coopération des États parties. La ratification universelle du Statut de Rome est une condition essentielle au bon fonctionnement de la Cour. Les parlementaires devraient ainsi s’assurer que la CPI soit réellement universelle.

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Additional Details

  • Type de publication: Toolkit
  • Auteur.e.s: Parliamentarians for Global Action

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Manuel Pour Les Parlementaires: Processus National De Sélection Des Candidats Aux Élections Judiciaires De La Cour Pénale Internationale (CPI)
Manuel Pour Les Parlementaires: Processus National De Sélection Des Candidats Aux Élections Judiciaires De La Cour Pénale Internationale (CPI)

Manuel Pour Les Parlementaires: Processus National De Sélection Des Candidats Aux Élections Judiciaires De La Cour Pénale Internationale (CPI)

Description

La CPI est la première et seule Cour permanente et indépendante, ayant pour mandat d’enquêter et de poursuivre les personnes responsables des crimes les plus graves, à savoir le crime de génocide, les crimes contre l’humanité, les crimes de guerre, et le crime d’agression. Les 18 juges internationaux, élus pour un mandat de neuf ans, jouent un rôle clé dans la lutte contre l’impunité, puisqu’en rendant une jurisprudence de qualité et faisant autorité, ils sont les garants de procès équitables.

Ainsi, la qualité des juges revêt une importance fondamentale pour la performance, l’efficience et l’efficacité de la CPI – trois éléments indispensables pour s’assurer du succès à long terme de la Cour et du système du Statut de Rome dans son ensemble. Dans ce manuel, PGA propose une liste de critères et de recommandations spécifiques à l’intention des parlementaires, afin que ces derniers encouragent leurs gouvernements respectifs à améliorer les procédures nationales de sélection des candidats aux élections judiciaires de la CPI, ainsi qu’à adopter des bonnes pratiques et des mesures exigeantes qui garantiront l’équitabilité, la transparence et la méritocratie de ce processus. L’objectif ici, est de s’assurer que seuls les candidats juges ou juristes du plus haut calibre se retrouvent sur le bulletin de vote présenté lors des élections.

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Additional Details

  • Type de publication: Handbook
  • Auteur.e.s: Parliamentarians for Global Action

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Manuel de ratification et de mise en œuvre des amendements de Kampala au Statut de Rome de la CPI sur le crime d’agression
Manuel de ratification et de mise en œuvre des amendements de Kampala au Statut de Rome de la CPI sur le crime d’agression

Manuel de ratification et de mise en œuvre des amendements de Kampala au Statut de Rome de la CPI sur le crime d’agression

Description

Nous considérons comme un honneur et un privilège de vous présenter le Manuel de ratification et de mise en œuvre des amendements de Kampala au Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale.

Il est le fruit de nos efforts de coopération visant à aider les États à ratifier les amendements adopté à Kampala par consensus – amendements qui sont essentiels au processus de criminalisation efficace de l’emploi illicite de la force dans les affaires internationales.

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Additional Details

  • Type de publication: Handbook
  • Auteur.e.s: Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations; Global Institute for the Prevention of Aggression; Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University (LISD); (Drafting Assistance by PGA)