d the ICC Manual Review Meeting held in New York during the recent March 2000 Preparatory Committee Meetings for an International Criminal Court:
Ms. Barbara Bedont, Women's Caucus for Gender Justice
Mr. Bruce Broomhall, Senior Co-ordinator, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights
Prof. Peter Burns, Faculty of Law, The University of British Columbia
Mr. David Donat-Cattin, Programme Officer, Parliamentarians for Global Action
Col. Kim Carter, Director Military Prosecutions, Dept. of National Defence Canada
Ms. Mariacarmen Colitti, Legal Advisor, No Peace Without Justice
Ms. Patricia Dunberry, Dept. of Justice Canada, Criminal Law Policy Section
Mr. Justice H.kan Friman, Associate Judge of Appeal, Ministry of Justice Sweden
Ms. Elise Groulx, International Criminal Defence Attorneys Association
Mr. Christopher Hall, Amnesty International
Mr. Scott Johnson, International Criminal Defence Attorneys Association
Mr. Alan Kessel, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Prof. Flavia Lattanzi, Universita degli Studi di Teramo, Italy
Mr. Sivu Maqungo, Principal State Law Advisor, Min. of Foreign Affairs, South Africa
Prof. Daniel D. Ntanda Nsereko, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
Mr. Donald K. Piragoff, General Counsel, Dept. of Justice Canada
Ms. Kimberley Prost, Senior Counsel, Dept. of Justice Canada
Ms. Gaile Ann Ramoutar, Permanent Mission of Trinidad and Tobago to the UN
Mr. Darryl Robinson, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Ms. Indira Rosenthal, Human Rights Watch
Mr. Yvan Roy, Dept. of Justice Canada
Prof. William A. Schabas, National University of Ireland, Galway
Ms. Jennifer Schense, Coalition for an International Criminal Court
Mr. Lars van Troost, Amnesty International
Mr. Victor Tchatchouwo, Permanent Mission of the Rep. of Cameroon to the UN
Mr. Steffen Wirth, Ph.D. Candidate, Germany
Mr. Pierre Roger Zemele, International Club for Peace Research
The analysis and recommendations in this Manual do not necessarily reflect the views of any of these individuals or their organisations.
FOREWORD
The 20th Century witnessed a litany of inhumanity and lawlessness mocking the notion of global order. Here at the beginning of the 21st Century, the key measures to apply law and protect human rights around the world are within reach. What is needed now is the political will to move forward - to ratify and implement the provisions of the Rome Statute for an International Criminal Court, an historical watershed in the fight to end the impunity long enjoyed by the perpetrators of heinous crimes. This Manual seeks to support this will by providing practical advice to governments and legislators on how to accomplish these goals.
The political success of the Rome Conference in July 1998 was only a partial victory; the permanent court will only be established when at least 60 States have ratified the Rome Statute. International mobilization is required to assist the ratification and implementation of the Statute by as many States as possible, as soon as possible. Any delay could mean a loss of momentum that would deprive the international community of a fundamental instrument to defend human rights and to prosecute and hold accountable those responsible for the most egregious crimes under international law - genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
To neglect ratification of the International Criminal Court would send a negative message to the international community, precisely when it is the moment to capitalize on the successes and progress made in this direction so far. In addition, the longer it takes for the ICC Statute to enter into force, the more chances a negative
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