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Fernandez Valoni

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  1. “We reiterate the importance of an effective follow-up by the Council to its referrals to the International Criminal Court, as well as the possibility of recourse to the International Humanitarian Fact- Finding Commission, as provided for in the Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts. Lastly, I would also like to stress the importance of respect for due process in the Council's own work in its Sanctions Committees. That is why Argentina is in favour of extending the role of Ombudsman to all Sanctions Committees. We also wish to echo the concern expressed about the issue of notifications under Article 51 of the Charter, in which the Council should ensure greater transparency on its follow-up to such communications.”

    2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source

  2. “In that connection, I want to underscore the historic importance of the decision taken in December 2017 by the Assembly of States Parties on activating the Court's jurisdiction over the crime of aggression, which marks the end of a long road that goes back to Nuremberg and completes the legal edifice provided for in the Statute. Accountability mechanisms have an important preventive role to play. That is why the Security Council must strengthen its commitment to fighting impunity for such crimes.”

    2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source

  3. “We agree with the idea expressed in the concept note for the debate (S/2018/417/Rev.l, annex) emphasizing the importance of the fight against impunity and of ensuring accountability for the most serious violations of international law, and we want to highlight the central role that the International Criminal Court can play in that context. Given that States have the primary responsibility for judging the responsible parties, it is important that States parties to the Rome Statute abide by the necessary standards to that end. It is also crucial to ensure that all States cooperate with the Court.”

    2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source

  4. “Whenever the organs of the Organization, particularly the Assembly, call on the parties concerned to negotiate, those parties should do so in good faith, refraining from any action that could undermine their obligation to resolve the conflict by peaceful means. States outside a dispute should also refrain from conduct that could sabotage a peaceful settlement. Among the means of peaceful settlement available to the Organization and its Member States we also note that the Organization can entrust the Secretary-General with exercising his good offices. Whether that or any other means of peaceful settlement can achieve its aims and purpose depends on the fulfilment in good faith of the obligations incumbent on the parties concerned.”

    2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source

  5. “It is only through such methods that just and lasting solutions can be secured. In the framework of the Charter, the International Court of Justice plays a central role as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. In addition to the Court, we note the role of other courts specializing in particular branches of international law, such as the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Negotiation is the primary means of resolving disputes. In that context, my country stresses the importance of ensuring that the parties to disputes comply in good faith with the calls for negotiations made by United Nations bodies, including the General Assembly, in order to help to settle them peacefully.”

    2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source

  6. “That is why we welcome the initiative of the Polish presidency of the Security Council in organizing today's debate, which coincides with the seventieth anniversary of the International Law Commission and the twentieth anniversary of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. At a time when we are seeing frequent challenges to international law, we want to reaffirm the importance of ensuring that the Council duly considers the legal aspects ofthe situations it deals with in discharging its great responsibility under the Charter of the United Nations. Argentina reiterates the cardinal importance of the principle of the peaceful settlement of international disputes and maintains that any method for the peaceful settlement of disputes is equally valid for resolving conflicts.”

    2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source

  7. “Mr. Fernandez Valoni (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I would like to commend the Republic of Poland for organizing this debate, and to welcome the presence of President Andrzej Duda this morning. I would also like to thank the Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, the President Emeritus of the International Court of Justice and the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for their briefings. Argentina reaffirms its strict adherence to international law and to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations in particular, and implements its international policies accordingly in the belief that multilateralism is essential to international peace and security.”

    2018-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8262 (2018) · source