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Malpede

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2006-12-15
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2006-12-15
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  1. “We believe, therefore, that it is necessary for States and civil society to lend support, political will and the right resources in order to bolster the work of the International Criminal Court, so that in the future a single international tribunal, with robust human and material resources and with universal authority and legitimacy, can be the legal weapon of the international community to try those committing crimes against humanity and to uproot impunity.”

    2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source

  2. “Lastly, as this is the last statement Argentina will be making on the Tribunals before the end of our two- year term, we would like to say that the work of these Tribunals has been an essential step taken by the Security Council to root out impunity and to affirm the rule of law in those regions. The problems encountered by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, to which we have referred and which emerge from the report, demonstrate, in our view, that the fragmentation and proliferation of ad hoc tribunals is not the right path through which to deal with cases of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.”

    2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source

  3. “While these are reasonable, there are doubts about the capacities of national judicial systems effectively to bring trials to completion. Such limitations relate not only to the judicial systems of African countries, to which we need to provide support and resources; there may also be problems with transfers to developed countries, as in the case of Norway, to which reference was made. We gather from the report that it is extremely urgent to provide resources to the Government of Rwanda and help it to build capacity, so that it can tackle successfully the legal challenge of trying those responsible for genocide, both in transferred cases and in local cases. We appeal to the Government of Rwanda to effectively abolish the death penalty and do its utmost to ensure that the 18 fugitives are arrested and handed over to the Tribunal.”

    2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source

  4. “The completion strategy will not be brought to fruition as long as those accused persons are not brought to trial, nor will the conditions be created that are essential for promoting the peace process, reconciliation and development in the region. As regards the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, we would highlight the progress made in the context of the completion strategy. We are concerned that the transfer of cases to national courts could mean that the accused might not be tried properly. We endorse the criteria to be used in deciding which accused will be tried in the Tribunal and which will be transferred, in particular the distinction between those that had leadership positions and major responsibility, along with the criteria for such a determination.”

    2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source

  5. “It is deplorable and unacceptable that there remain six fugitives who have not been brought before the Tribunal, in particular those accused of genocide, Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic. We would highlight the seriousness of the issues mentioned in Prosecutor Del Ponte's report, including lack of political commitment, lack of trust and cooperation among those institutions involved in locating fugitives, and failure to put together an efficient and focused strategy. We appeal to the Governments of Serbia and of Bosnia and Herzegovina to cooperate fully with the Prosecution and with the Tribunal.”

    2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source

  6. “The Trial and Appeals Chambers are working at full capacity, and the simultaneous trials of multiple accused are being carried out efficiently. It is also very important to note the more active role of judges in the preparation of trials as well as the role of the ad litem judges. We believe that the Tribunal has been able to optimize its operation and working methods without affecting the principles of due process. We take a positive view of the steps taken to refer the cases of lower- and intermediate-ranking accused to the competent national jurisdictions. There is a need to continue to strengthen, through the provision of adequate resources and capacity-building, national judicial systems as well as detention and witness protection mechanisms.”

    2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source

  7. “Mr. Malpede (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): We would like, along with other members of the Council, to express our gratitude to the Presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Mr. Fausto Pocar and Mr. Erik Mose, respectively, and to Prosecutors Del Ponte and Jallow for the presentation of their reports, which make it possible for us to continue with our biannual consideration of the completion strategies of the Tribunals. We also take note of and recognize the steps taken by the ICTY to speed up the pace of work. The figures provided by the Tribunal show that the measures taken concerning productivity, which were referred to in earlier reports, are yielding good results.”

    2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source