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  1. “The strengthening of the rule of law, both internationally and nationally, is the guarantee of the peaceful coexistence of all States and all peoples' enjoyment of those inalienable and fundamental human rights and freedoms with which all mankind is endowed.”

    2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source

  2. “On the other hand, the International Criminal Court (ICC) can make a significant contribution to international peace and security by requiring that justice be administered at the national level. The ICC operates on the fundamental principle of complementarity: the obligation for the State to prosecute remains, and it is only where national authorities are unwilling or unable to prosecute that the Court may step in. The ICC embodies an important principle first established by the Nuremberg Tribunal and further recognized by the Security Council through its inclusion in the statutes of the ICTY and the ICTR: no one is above the law and no one will escape punishment for such horrendous crimes. In conclusion, observance of the international rule of law and justice for all peoples is the sine qua non for a just and peaceful world.”

    2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source

  3. “Those tribunals, together with truth and reconciliation commissions in post- conflict situations, have made a significant contribution to the search for justice and the restoration of peace, especially where individuals are able to participate in re-establishing the rule of law in their own societies. While noting the success of those tribunals, the international community now has a permanent International Criminal Court to bring to justice the persons responsible for precisely the types of crimes for which those ad hoc tribunals were created. In post- conflict situations, the capacity of national authorities to prosecute such crimes must be strengthened through appropriate forms of international assistance.”

    2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source

  4. “The Security Council's establishment of ad hoc tribunals to punish the perpetrators of grave crimes against the peace and security of mankind committed in specific conflict situations has proved successful, as in the cases of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). More recently, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, which has now indicted a number of the individuals most responsible for the atrocities committed there, has contributed somewhat towards ensuring justice for the victims of the crimes and their families.”

    2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source

  5. “Recourse to Chapter VI would therefore help to strengthen the international rule of law in the settlement of international disputes that could threaten international peace and security. The Security Council has had some notable successes in the deployment of peacekeeping missions in many conflict situations and peace-building efforts aimed at restoring justice and the rule of law in post- conflict situations. It is important to ensure the participation of local actors, so that they can feel that they are a part of the process of justice and reconciliation. In that regard, much has been accomplished in building up national systems of law and order, such as the training of local police and law enforcement officials and the strengthening of domestic legal systems, including national courts.”

    2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source

  6. “While the international community has focused much attention in recent times on the enforcement provisions of Chapter VII of the Charter, the Security Council should pay more attention to the provisions of Chapter VI and to the role that the Security Council should play in encouraging parties to any dispute, the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, to resort to the peaceful means for dispute settlement referred to in Article 33 of the Charter. In that regard as well, particular attention should be paid to the fact that parties should as a general rule refer legal disputes to the International Court of Justice in accordance with the provisions of the Statute of the Court.”

    2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source

  7. “The General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the Security Council, the Secretariat and the International Court of Justice in particular have all contributed significantly to those goals, according to their distinct spheres of influence, and, in doing so, have contributed to creating the conditions that will lead to peace and respect for the rule of law. It is significant that the framers of the Charter could not conceive of a permanent international organization of States without a permanent judicial body to adjudicate the disputes that might arise between them.”

    2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source

  8. “Accordingly, the United Nations has a key role to play in promoting the principles of international justice and the rule of law. While the Security Council is charged with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, ensuring justice and the rule of law is not the domain solely of this organ. Every part of the United Nations system has an important role to play in the quest for international peace and justice, which cannot be achieved in a vacuum and which cannot be imposed externally without the participation of local actors. The work of the many organs and bodies of the United Nations system is intended to benefit the ordinary man in the street, to improve his conditions of life and to ensure a better world for him and future generations.”

    2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source

  9. “Observance of the fundamental principles of international law enshrined in Article 2 of the Charter is essential for creating and maintaining a clearly defined and reliable international system to govern inter-State relations. Where that system is allowed to fragment, for example through the selective application of international law and justice or through the avoidance by States of their international responsibilities, such deterioration lays the groundwork for anarchy in international relations. History has repeatedly shown that justice and peace are inextricably linked and that one cannot exist without the other, whether it be social justice, economic justice, the recognition of fundamental human rights and freedoms or respect for the rule of law.”

    2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source

  10. “I wish to thank the United Kingdom presidency of the Security Council for holding this open debate on an issue of such great relevance in current international relations. It is not surprising that this initiative comes from a country such as the United Kingdom, the source of one of the major legal systems of the world, founded on the principles of natural justice. The United Nations was founded after the Second World War with the objective of saving succeeding generations from the scourge of war. However, that goal of peace for all mankind cannot be assured without strict observance by all members of the international community of the fundamental principles and purposes of the Charter upon which the Organization is based.”

    2003-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4835 (2003) · source