16 - 22 May 2002
Issue No.586
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Al-Ahram Weekly Online 16 - 22 May 2002 Issue No.586 |
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ICC: A guide
The Rome Statute will enter into force on 1 July 2002. From that date any crime that comes under articles 6, 7 or 8 of the Rome Statue, committed by nationals of, or by anybody in the territory of, ratifying countries, will be subject to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The countries which have signed up to the court will meet at the first Assembly of the States Parties, from 3 to 13 September 2002. The court itself, which will be based in The Hague, the Netherlands, is set to be established in 2003.
For states that are not yet parties to the Rome Statute, the deadline to deposit their instruments of ratification and be able to participate as full members to the first meeting of the Assembly of States Parties will be 2 July 2002.
For those states that will not be able to meet that deadline, there will still be time to ratify and participate in the second meeting of the Assembly of States Parties and take part into the process of election of the organs of the Court. That deadline for ratification will be 31 October 2002.
The first session of the Assembly of States Parties will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. It will start with organisational steps, such as the establishment of the court's Bureau and the election of its President. Following these steps, the Assembly will also adopt the nomination and election procedures for the judges and the Prosecutor.
The Assembly will circulate letters inviting nominations, with sufficient time provided for the submission of such nominations. The deadline for nomination is expected to be at the end of October. At the first session, the Assembly will also adopt the documents recommended by the Commission.
The next session of the Assembly is currently set to take place in January 2002. The inaugural Meeting of the Court, at which the judges and the Prosecutor will be sworn-in, could be held shortly after that session. The court should then proceed with the election of the Presidency and the establishment of the Chambers.
It is also likely that the Presidency will establish a list of candidates for the position of Registrar and transmit it to the Assembly of States Parties for any recommendations the Assembly might wish to make. The court would then move expeditiously to elect the Registrar.
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