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first: 2006-06-22
most recent: 2016-06-10
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“At the outset, let me join others in commending you, Mr. President, for having organized this open debate, which highlights in particular the crucial role of women's civil society organizations in contributing to the prevention and resolution of armed conflict and peacebuilding. We welcome the latest report of the Secretary- General (S/2012/732), which reveals the lagging participation of women in mediation efforts and preventive diplomacy. The slow progress made in ensuring the adequate participation of women in peace talks and the inclusion of women's and girls' rights in peace agreements remains worrisome. Of the nine peace agreements signed in 2012, only two contain provisions in that regard - the same low percentage as in 2010.”
2012-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6877 (2012) · source
“The application was launched today by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General at an event organized by the Mission of Liechtenstein, in cooperation with Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended the event and made it a success.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838Resumption1 (2012) · source
“A further way to strengthen the United Nations child protection system is to apply the Security Council's normative framework on child protection in a more consistent manner. Research reveals that the Council often fails to reflect its thematic agenda in its country- specific work. In close partnership with Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict and with the support ofthe Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, we have developed a mobile application that seeks to increase the impact of the Council's agenda on the mission mandates of peacekeeping operations and on the criteria for sanctions committees. The application will provide policy-makers - those in this Chamber - with readily available key documents and appropriate language for negotiations.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838Resumption1 (2012) · source
“We must therefore increase our efforts to strengthen the capacity of national courts to investigate and prosecute violations against the rights of children. That is in line with the principle of complementarity, according to which international courts should get involved only as a last resort. Ultimately, the responsibility to protect and respect the rights of children in armed conflict rests with the parties themselves. We call on all persistent violators to develop and implement action plans that may eventually lead to their delisting. To that end, the States concerned must allow direct contacts between the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and the relevant non-State actors.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838Resumption1 (2012) · source
“The Council should expand, where relevant, the mandates of existing sanctions committees, and also consider allowing the Working Group to directly apply target measures against individuals. Furthermore, the Council should enhance its cooperation with international courts and make more frequent use of its power to refer situations to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The recent ICC sentence against rebel leader Thomas Lubanga for recruiting and using child soldiers in hostilities shows the relevance of the Court in that regard. We also believe that the ICC's deterrent effect should be applied to other situations, such as that in Syria. Without effective investigations and prosecutions, national criminal laws will exert little deterrent effect.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Radhika Coomaraswamy, and her Office for their highly dedicated work, and we welcome the latest expansion of the trigger of the monitoring and reporting mechanism to recurrent attacks on schools and hospitals. We call on the Council to expand the trigger to the two remaining grave Violations: denial of humanitarian access and abductions. We further call on the Council to ensure that Special Representative Zerrougui regularly briefs the Council and its Working Group, including on situations such as those in Libya and Syria. The report of the Secretary-General once again makes for disturbing reading. We are particularly concerned about the increasing number of persistent perpetrators listed in its annex. It is imperative for the Council to use all the tools at its disposal to strengthen accountability and to stop those tragic developments.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838Resumption1 (2012) · source
“At the outset, let me join others in thanking you, Sir, for organizing this timely debate. My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict, but also wishes to make a few points of its own. We welcome the annual report of the Secretary- General on children and armed conflict (S/2012/261), and we warmly welcome the appointment of the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Leila Zerrougui. We reaffirm in the strongest terms our continued support for the mandate of the Special Representative. Despite today's vote, it remains clear that that mandate also includes situations of concern other than those on the agenda of the Council. We thank the former Special Representative, Ms.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838Resumption1 (2012) · source
“That additional tool would enable any permanent member to take a clear position on the substance of a text, while making it clear that it does not intend to block the adoption of a proposal. As is well known, the 8-5 is pursuing its goals on different tracks, including in direct engagement with Council members. We thus highly appreciate today's opportunity. At the same time, we are continuing our efforts to advance our draft resolution in the General Assembly. We remain open to all possible tracks to improve the workings of the Council through a pragmatic and constructive approach. We note, however, that the response from the Council so far has largely been silence.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672 (2011) · source
“While financial aspects have played a significant role with respect to almost all of the accountability mechanisms used by the Council in the past, a discussion is needed in particular with respect to ICC investigations mandated by the Council. Secondly, the 8-5 suggests three measures on the use of the veto. The Permanent Representative of Jordan has just spoken very eloquently on the use of the veto in situations that involve the most serious crimes under international law. In addition, we believe that, given the Council's practice of considering that an 26 abstention does not constitute a non-concurring vote, meaning a veto, a new practice could be established that would allow a permanent member to cast a negative vote without giving it the effect of a veto.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672 (2011) · source
“There also needs to be sustained political support. Where the Council establishes accountability mechanisms, it should be willing to take the action required to make such mechanisms effective. There has consistently been a problem with the execution of arrest warrants, and Council action in that respect has been consistently lacking. When the ICC is involved, the Council should insist on the cooperation of those States that have a legal obligation in that respect. As to financial support, lack of financing can be a significant obstacle to the effectiveness of international criminal justice and lead to significant delays in proceedings.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672 (2011) · source
“We believe that the effectiveness and legitimacy of the Council's important work in this area would benefit from a number of considerations. Decision-making needs to be based on a thorough assessment. Ideally and time permitting, the Council should act on the basis of extensive information documenting the seriousness of the situation and the nature of the crimes involved, produced for example by a commission of inquiry. At the same time, swift action must of course be possible, as the example of Libya illustrates. National proceedings should be promoted. Given the primacy of national jurisdictions, the Council should also consider asking more frequently for effective national proceedings to be put in place, supported where necessary by capacity-building measures or by an international component.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672 (2011) · source
“As a member of the group of five small nations (S-5), we align ourselves with the statement delivered earlier by the Permanent Representative of Switzerland. I will focus my comments on two specific parts of the revised draft General Assembly resolution that we circulated earlier this year. First, the S-5 advocates a more systematic use of the mechanisms available to the Council to ensure accountability for the most serious crimes under international law. Clearly, the Council has a certain track record in this respect, ranging from the establishment of ad hoc tribunals in the 19905 to two referrals of situations to the International Criminal Court (ICC). At the same time, the engagement of the Council has been ad hoc and not driven primarily by the gravity of the situations.”
2011-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6672 (2011) · source
“It is therefore astonishing that the role of international criminal justice in general and the ICC in particular are entirely absent from the latest report on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). This is not the report's only defect, but is perhaps the most serious one. Fighting impunity is clearly a central part of our efforts to eradicate sexual violence. It must therefore be an integral part of any future efforts in this body and of the reports submitted for its consideration.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Today, the Court is dealing with a number of situations where sexual violence is rampant, including in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Court therefore has jurisdiction over any crimes within the remit of its Statute committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 1 July 2002. In fact, the Court will soon begin trying Callixte Mbarushimana, a Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda militia leader arrested on 11 October this year, who is indicted on charges of sexual violence, among other things. The work of the Court is therefore of direct relevance to the 1325 agenda, as the Security Council anticipated when referencing the Rome Statute in resolution 1325 (2000) ten years ago.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Furthermore, we will continue our financial support for the Trust Fund for Victims of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which adopts a gender-based perspective across all programming and has a specific focus on victims of sexual and gender violence. We hope that the Fund will get more support from States as a result of their national efforts to implement resolution 1325 (2000). Resolution 1325 (2000) and its follow-up resolution 1820 (2008) call for decisive action against sexual violence in times of armed conflict. The explicit inclusion of sexual violence in the provisions dealing with war crimes and crimes against humanity was one most significant advances in international law reflected in the Rome Statute of the ICC.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“To underscore this commitment, we have contributed to the financing of the monthly action points of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security. These points highlight how the Security Council can integrate relevant content of resolution 1325 (2000) in its daily work, in particular on country-specific issues. We hope that this can make a small contribution to the more general goal of effectively integrating the substance of the Council's thematic work in its operational decisions. In addition, we have partnered with Switzerland to support the PeaceWomen project to publish the Women, Peace and Security Handbook. The handbook provides language derived from best practices and is meant to assist the Security Council in incorporating relevant substance of resolution 1325 (2000) when designing mandates for missions on the ground.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“It is our firm belief that the advancement of the women and peace and security agenda is intrinsically linked to the way the Security Council receives and analyses information on implementation. Of course, it also depends on the commitment of Member States to take concrete action. We therefore commend the Council for endorsing the 26 indicators against which the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) will be measured. We believe that information collected through the indicators should, where appropriate, also be disaggregated by disability in order to address the lack of data in that respect. We reiterate our support for the call to action of the ministerial event of 25 September 2010, which encouraged Member States to commit themselves to concrete, time-bound and measurable actions.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Ten years later, however, the plight of women and girls in armed conflicts continues unabated. The implementation of the women, peace and security agenda remains slow and uneven at best. Recent incidents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo confirmed once again that sexual violence is used as a method of warfare to achieve military and strategic ends. Women are still excluded from decision-making processes in peace negotiations and post-conflict reconstruction. Women continue to be seriously underrepresented as special representatives of the Secretary-General. We therefore welcome the Secretary-General's action plan for women's participation in peacebuilding. We do regret, however, that the Council was not able to expressly welcome that forward-looking report (S/2010/466).”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“At the outset, let me join others in commending you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on the occasion of the anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000). We warmly welcome the latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2010/498) and the recommendations contained therein as an important step in moving the women, peace and security agenda from rhetoric to action. We also align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security. When the Security Council adopted the landmark resolution 1325 (2000) on 31 October 2000, it acknowledged the negative impact of armed conflict on women and highlighted their decisive role in conflict prevention and in consolidating peace.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“In this context, we support an approach that allows direct contact between the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and relevant non-State actors with a view to preparing an action plan that could ultimately lead to the de-listing of some conflict parties from the annex. Finally, in addressing the issue of persistent violators, the Security Council should also be mindful of its competence to refer to the International Criminal Court, for investigation and prosecution, situations involving violations of the rights of children.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Measures taken by the Working Group in response to persistent violators should be complemented by effective enforcement measures such as sanctions, including arms embargoes, bans on military assistance, and the imposition of travel restrictions. We call on the Council to include the recruitment and use of child soldiers in the mandates of relevant sanctions committees. The first briefing of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo is an important step in the right direction.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The differential treatment of grave violations of children's rights in various conflicts is difficult to square with the universality and interdependence of human rights and the principles of international humanitarian law. We therefore encourage the Council to continue to develop this mechanism and to consider, as a next step, the expansion of the monitoring and reporting trigger mechanism to attacks on schools. Sixteen parties have been listed in the annexes of the reports of the Secretary-General for more than five years. We are of the view that these persistent violators must be subject to the Council's strongest and most urgent action.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“In accordance with resolution 1612 (2005), the monitoring and reporting mechanism provides reliable information on situations listed in annexes I and II of the relevant reports of the Secretary-General. We commend the Council for adopting resolution 1882 (2009), which expanded the trigger for the monitoring and reporting mechanism to include, in addition to parties that recruit and use children in armed conflicts, parties that commit rape and other forms of grave sexual violence, and/or parties responsible for the killing and maiming of children. However, to ensure the best possible protection of children, we still believe that equal weight must be given to all six grave violations as triggers for the mechanism.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“At the same time, the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict has addressed the issue only in a small number of conclusions issued between April 2009 and May 2010. In our view, attacks on schools deserve a more prominent position on the Working Group's agenda, based on enhanced and verifiable information collected through the monitoring and reporting mechanism. The mechanism in turn needs appropriate resources to fulfil its mandate. It is also worthwhile recalling that attacks on schools violate the Hague Conventions and the Geneva Conventions, including their Protocols, and are also criminalized by the Rome Statute. We therefore urge all States to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law in the prevention of such crimes and to prosecute attacks on schools and educational facilities as war crimes.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“At the outset, let me join others in thanking you, Sir, for organizing this important and timely debate. My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Canada earlier today on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict, but we also wish to make a few points of our own. We welcome the report of the Secretary-General (S/2010/ 181), which again makes for rather disturbing reading, and we commend the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and her Office for their highly dedicated work on this topic. We are very alarmed by a new UNESCO study that reveals an escalating number of systematic and deliberate attacks on students, teachers and school buildings in conflict settings. State and non-State actors alike are perpetrating such attacks.”
2010-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6341Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Finally, we would like to add that we support the idea of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations initiating a pilot project, based on its successful child protection adviser system, to improve the United Nations response to sexual violence. Such advisers have proven to be extremely productive and effective. The Department of Peacekeeping Operations could consider deploying women protection advisers who would document sexual violence and help survivors get better access to assistance and follow-up support and protection. These advisers would report back to the Department, as well as to other relevant United Nations and non-United Nations partners on the ground, and they would serve as focal points for information-sharing and coordination among all sectors.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The primary responsibility in this respect must lie with the State concerned, and the involvement of international mechanisms and institutions must occur only where national judiciaries are not available or unable to effectively combat impunity. In this respect, the central role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) must also be taken into account. The ICC, which has already proven to have a preventive effect on the ground, plays a key role in the fight against impunity, in particular where States are unable or unwilling to prosecute acts of sexual violence that can also qualify as war crimes or as crimes against humanity.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Resolution 1820 (2008) also requires the Secretary-General to present proposals for the effective collection of information pertaining to the use of sexual violence in situations of armed conflict. We also support the Secretary-General's recommendation on the immediate establishment of a commission of inquiry to investigate violations of international 09-44986 humanitarian and human rights law in certain ongoing conflicts. The proposed commission would report to the Security Council and be supported by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The goal would be to ensure accountability, bring the perpetrators of such crimes to justice and prevent the commission of similar crimes.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“It is clear that acts of sexual violence cannot effectively be prevented without obtaining and analyzing the relevant data. Given the complex nature and sensitivity of data collection, we strongly support the Secretary-General's call for all United Nations actors to respect the ethical and safety standards of the World Health Organization for researching, measuring and collecting data on sexual violence. Such data should be systematically collected and analysed by highly qualified and trained United Nations staff. United Nations experts should work in close cooperation with other relevant bodies to develop better prevention strategies and support services for survivors.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We hope that this debate will take us a step further towards the implementation of resolution 1820 (2008) within the United Nations system. We would also like to take this opportunity to emphasize that the use of sexual violence as a method of warfare to achieve military ends must be considered a matter of international peace and security. The implementation of resolutions 1820 (2008) and 1325 (2000) is a complex and multisectoral undertaking. We must build on the lessons learned in connection with resolution 1325 (2000), with regard to both the participation and the protection agendas. Consequently, we support the creation of a specific capacity within the Secretariat to effectively contribute to the implementation of resolution 1820 (2008) by coordinating the respective activities of the various actors in the United Nations system.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Mr. President, we would like to thank you for organizing today's debate on women and peace and security, an important topic on which we have seen significant institutional progress in recent years. Nevertheless, the relevant country-specific reports of the Secretary-General draw 09-44986 a grim picture of the realities on the ground. We continue to witness the increasing victimization of civilians in armed conflicts and sexual violence since the adoption of resolution 1820 (2008). The number of such incidents has increased in countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic. We are therefore engaged in a timely debate, and we welcome the Secretary-General's report (S/2009/362) and the recommendations contained therein.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“A recent judgement by the European Court of First Instance underscores that necessity and, by extension, highlights the difficulties faced by Member States in reconciling their obligation to implement decisions of the Security Council while respecting constitutional and international standards of human rights. In the long run, the Security Council should adopt procedural rules which provide safeguards of a nature similar to those required from States under international human rights law. Such procedures will be beneficial for the accuracy and legitimacy of the sanctions regime and, therefore, for its effectiveness.”
2007-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5679 (2007) · source
“We note in particular that the focal point process does not, and cannot, address the right of listed individuals to an effective review mechanism, which requires a certain degree of impartiality and independence in the decision-making itself. It is important to note that characterizing the sanctions as preventive rather than punitive does not bear on the need to safeguard procedural rights. A worldwide comprehensive asset freeze and travel ban without any time limits strongly affects the substantive rights of individuals, and must therefore be counterbalanced with appropriate legal protection against error or misuse.”
2007-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5679 (2007) · source
“The mandate of the focal point mainly improves access by listed individuals and entities to the delisting procedure, and therefore addresses only one aspect of due process. At the same time, the delisting procedure itself, the decision-making process and the role of the affected individual in that process remain, in essence, unchanged. We concur with the assessment given by the High Commissioner for Human Rights in a recent report to the Human Rights Council that resolution 1730 (2006) is a welcome first step in the right direction, but that "the measures taken are far from being a comprehensive solution to the problem" (A/HRC/4/88, para. 28).”
2007-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5679 (2007) · source
“We hope that there will be a robust follow-up to that meeting so that we can design an integrated approach and encourage the Council to take the Strategy fully into account when conducting its work on counter-terrorism. We would like to commend the members of the Council for their hard work on improving the listing and delisting procedures. The establishment of a focal point for delisting in the Secretariat is an important step to improve access by listed individuals and entities to the delisting procedure. While we look forward to the evaluation of the implementation of the resolutions, and while we are aware that the focal point process is only in its first phase, we have continued concerns regarding the requirement of fair and clear procedures in the Council's use of targeted sanctions.”
2007-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5679 (2007) · source
“We also note the CTC's intention to hold periodic informal briefings by the Chairman, and we would like to encourage the frequent holding of such informal and interactive briefings for all Member States. We believe that the United Nations response to terrorism could be more effective if it were rendered less fragmented. An integrated approach to the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy would offer an ideal opportunity to that end. That was one important conclusion of the discussions on the implementation of the Strategy held last week in Vienna at a symposium jointly organized by the Government of Austria and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.”
2007-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5679 (2007) · source
“We appreciate the efforts aimed at increasing coordination among the three committees, as well as the considerable efforts made in recent months to improve their respective performance. This holds particularly true for the Taliban and Al-Qaida sanctions Committee, which initiated a number of improvements in its listing and delisting procedure. The work programme of the CTC, although submitted rather late, also contains elements which reflect progress, such as the expected completion of Preliminary Implementation Assessments by the end of May 2007. Such Assessments, including relevant recommendations, could go a long way towards enhancing the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001).”
2007-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5679 (2007) · source
“I would like to thank the Chairpersons of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), the Taliban and Al-Qaida sanctions Committee and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) for their briefings. I would also like to take this opportunity to reiterate our commitment to international cooperation in the fight against terrorism. We join all States in the unequivocal condemnation of all terrorist acts, irrespective of their motivation, and wherever and by whomever committed. Liechtenstein fully supports the work of the CTC and the 1267 and 1540 Committees. They play a crucial role in the multilateral response to terrorist activities, and their effectiveness and efficiency is in the interests of all Member States.”
2007-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5679 (2007) · source
“Each ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court represents a step towards the worldwide eradication of that option. That in turn relieves Governments and other actors negotiating peace agreements from the pressure to cave into demands for amnesty, as they cannot promise what international law effectively prohibits. Both the Security Council and the Secretary-General, in their activities aimed at preventing and ending conflicts, should continue to strengthen that important principle. In closing, we would like to thank you again, Madam, for your leadership in bringing this issue to our attention, and express our hope that the Council itself will also fully live up to its role as a prime stakeholder in the promotion of international law and the rule of law.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“While we appreciate the progress at the conceptual level, more must be done to increase the operational activities in that area. The further strengthening of rule of law components in peacekeeping missions is one important element in that regard. Furthermore, the Council should at all times underline that what is sometimes called the "peace versus justice" dilemma may be a dilemma for those having committed atrocious crimes, but not for the international community. There can be no permanent amnesties for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The possibility of amnesties must effectively disappear as a bargaining option for such criminals, just as much as they cannot request that the clock be turned back.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The Council has already used the ICC as a tool in dealing with conflicts by referring the situation in Darfur to the Prosecutor of the ICC. We would like to encourage the Council to continue to consider the ICC as a policy option, where appropriate. Referrals to the ICC must, however, be accompanied by sustained political support by the Council through all phases of the judicial proceedings and must, in some situations, be accompanied by other substantive measures. Fourthly and finally, with regard to promoting both peace and justice in post-conflict situations, the Security Council has fully acknowledged the vital importance of promoting justice and the rule of law in post-conflict societies. The Peacebuilding Commission is also expected to devote much attention to that issue.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The draft resolution on the working methods of the Security Council, submitted to the General Assembly by my country, together with Costa Rica, Jordan, Singapore and Switzerland, is an attempt to strengthen that balance. The Security Council should be particularly sensitive to the General Assembly's prerogatives as the United Nations prime legislative organ. Thirdly, with respect to cooperating with international legal bodies, in particular the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Security Council has in the past been actively engaged in the fight against impunity for the worst crimes of concern to the international community, mainly using an ad hoc and selective approach, but setting important precedents. Today, the world possesses a legal tool of a permanent nature and universal aspiration: the International Criminal Court.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Secondly, as to respecting its "constitution", it is the United Nations Charter which, similar to a national constitution, determines the competences and the division of work between the main organs. The Security Council has in recent years continuously expanded its activities, in particular in addressing terrorism as a threat to international peace and security. We do appreciate and agree with the active role taken by the Council in many of those areas. At the same time, such activities must always be based on a clear Charter competence and they should not be undertaken at the expense of the balance between the main organs.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Improving the accuracy and credibility of the lists in turn facilitates implementation by Member States. Once an accurate listing and delisting procedure is in place, those rightfully listed will still enjoy a number of substantive rights, which are mainly addressed by what are at present called humanitarian exemptions. There is today a widely shared perception that the Council must urgently improve the procedural rights of listed persons and entities. Under the current guidelines, a listed person merely has the right to ask the State of residence or citizenship to ask the relevant committee to revoke the listing. The right to ask, however, without the right to any kind of response, is not a procedural right. It is merely a reflection of the right to freedom of expression and does not satisfy basic guarantees of due process.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“During this debate we do not want to venture into the legal question of the extent to which the Council is bound by rules of international law. We would, however, submit that it is a wise policy choice for the Council to respect and promote international law, in particular in the following four areas. The first area has to do with respecting human rights when taking action that has a direct impact on the rights of select individuals. That applies most prominently in the area of those targeted sanctions that go beyond a specific country situation and are open- ended and preventive in nature, such as the sanctions against the Taliban and Al-Qaida. Procedural rights, such as the right to be heard and the right to review, serve the main purpose of ensuring that the persons listed do indeed belong on a given list.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Liechtenstein warmly welcomes your initiative, Madam President, to hold an open debate on the issue of strengthening international law. In our View, the work of the United Nations in that area must be strongly reinforced. It was in that spirit that Liechtenstein, together with Mexico, recently submitted a request to include the item "The rule of law at the international and national levels" in the agenda of the General Assembly. While the General Assembly is the appropriate place for a broad discussion and recommendations on how the United 06-4010] Nations can strengthen the rule of law, the Security Council also has an important role to play in that respect. In our view, the best way for the Security Council to promote international law and the rule of law is to lead by example.”
2006-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5474Resumption1 (2006) · source