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lines on the record: 44
first: 2004-10-06
most recent: 2008-12-12
sittings or episodes: 7
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“We take this opportunity to thank Belgium for their leadership and for having made the trip to the Tribunals possible. It is important at this stage that this work that has been done by the informal working group be placed in an official report of the Security Council so that the incoming members of the Council can build upon what has already been done.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“It is important that these fugitives be arrested and brought to justice and we therefore call upon the cooperation of all States, in particular the States that have been mentioned in the report, to surrender these fugitives to the Tribunals. The ad hoc Tribunals were established as efforts to maintain international peace and security and, as they now complete their work, it is important that they leave a legacy that affirms the national justice systems of the territories Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. It is for that reason that my delegation strongly supports referrals to these national systems. Much work has already been done by the informal working group of the Security Council on the Tribunals under the able chairmanship of Belgium.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“We are, however, encouraged at the cooperation between Rwanda and the Office of the Prosecutor following the decision of the Appeals Division and hope that, eventually, all of the concerns expressed by the Appeals Division shall be resolved and that referrals to Rwanda shall occur sooner rather than later. We view referrals to national systems as central to achieving the completion strategy. In both the ICTY and the ICTR, there are indicted persons still at large and some of them are of a particularly high-level and are accused of holding the greatest responsibility in the perpetrating of international crimes. Ideally, they should be tried at an international level by an international court.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“We recognize that these steps will require amendments to the statute and the rules of procedure and look forward to receiving the proposed amendments from the Courts. The completion strategy is time bound and, therefore, we find it imperative that imaginative steps be taken in order to meet the deadline and realize our goals of completing all the work of the Court by 2010. My delegation urges the Tribunals to continue to identify further reforms to complete their work as efficiently and promptly as possible. We remain, however, disappointed at the decision of the appeal division to deny the request of the Prosecutor of the ICTR to refer some of the outstanding cases to Rwanda.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“My delegation takes note of the information that several permanent judges of the ICTR may retire to take up positions in their national systems. We are eager to ensure that cases currently being tried are not interrupted and that these trials be brought to full adjudication. Keeping in mind the target date of 2010 for the Tribunal to complete all of its work, my delegation therefore supports the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda's proposal to continue to engage the departing judges remotely for the purposes of writing judgements. Furthermore, we support the proposals to make maximum use of ad litem judges by assigning them to cases without the requirement of the presence of permanent judges and to increase the number of these ad litem judges as necessary to ensure that the completion strategy is eventually met.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“They have brought to justice persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law, rendered justice to the victims of international crimes and are an important factor in the restoration of peace and stability in their respective jurisdictions. The significant achievements of the Tribunals have clearly proven that peace and justice are complementary and mutually reinforcing. My delegation commends both the ICTY and the ICTR for the efforts that they are making to ensure that they fulfil their completion strategies. In particular, we commend ICTR for the dutiful steps it is taking to complete the evidence phases of all its trials with the aim of meeting the target date of 2009.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“On behalf of my delegation, I would like to congratulate Judge Patrick Robinson on his election as President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and to thank him for his statement to the Council. I also wish to thank Judge Dennis Byron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), for his statement to the Council. We are also grateful to the Tribunals' respective Prosecutors - Mr. Serge Brammertz and Mr. Hassan Jallow - for their statements. We would also take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the Tribunals for having received the Informal Working Group during its visits to The Hague and Arusha, Tanzania. The two ad hoc Tribunals established by this Council have made an important contribution to the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2008-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6041 (2008) · source
“Furthermore, we need to address the issue of the legacy that will be left by these Tribunals and ensure that we preserve their achievements.”
2007-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5796 (2007) · source
“It is our hope that these fugitives will ultimately be brought to justice, and we call for full cooperation with the Tribunals to arrest and surrender them for trial. The fact that the Tribunals are approaching completion of their task means that we must ensure that they continue to receive sufficient resources to enable them to complete their work and their mandate. In this light, we shall take up the request of which Judge Byron spoke regarding authorizing the Secretary-General to take all reasonable measures to ensure that the Rwanda Tribunal is able to retain its staff for its Completion Strategy. We must, as States, continue to extend cooperation with respect to the travel of witnesses and the arrest and transfer of the accused, and we should look into the issue of resettlement of individuals who are acquitted by the Tribunal.”
2007-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5796 (2007) · source
“In both Tribunals there are indicted persons still at large, and some of them are particularly high-level accused or are alleged to have committed crimes that ideally should be dealt with at the international level. For the ICTR, the Prosecutor has mentioned Fe'licien Kabuga and we have heard at length of the interaction between the Office of the Prosecutor and the Government of Kenya regarding that issue. We encourage this interaction. As to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the fugitives to be mentioned are Radovan KaradZic' and Ratko Mladic'. We have heard at length from Madam Carla Del Ponte on this issue. She has indicated her disappointment with regard to this problem.”
2007-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5796 (2007) · source
“We therefore welcome any efforts to provide technical assistance to the situation countries in order for them to reform their justice and prison systems to better absorb the cases from the Tribunals. We have heard, with regard to the issue of acquitted persons, that some of them are still under the protection of the Rwanda Tribunal in Arusha. Our expectation is that individuals who are acquitted have the right to return to their country of nationality. The issue of whether those countries of nationality might not be willing to receive those individuals will therefore be of interest to us. It will also be of interest to us whether those individuals themselves have any legitimate fears with regard to persecution, in which instance their cases will have to be dealt with in a manner consistent with the relevant laws pertaining to refugees.”
2007-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5796 (2007) · source
“However, there seems to be an existing View that there are some cases that, due to their nature, merit the re-establishment of a Tribunal to deal with them, even if arrests were made after the courts had closed. We are studying those issues, as we are currently yet to be convinced as to whether that would be absolutely necessary. We view referrals to national jurisdictions as central to achieving the completion strategies set in resolution 1534 (2004), including for any other cases that may arise due to future arrests of individuals still at large after the Tribunals have closed. We therefore commend the various countries that have accepted cases from the Tribunals. We are, however, particularly keen to see the situation countries where the crimes were committed assume the responsibility of accepting referrals from the Tribunals.”
2007-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5796 (2007) · source
“My delegation commends both Tribunals for the steps they are taking to ensure that they achieve their completion strategies. In particular, we welcome the measures taken to increase the efficiency of the Tribunals in processing trials by holding a high number of trials simultaneously, making amendments to the rules of procedure for the purpose of expediting proceedings and making optimum use of ad litem judges. The completion strategies are time-bound and therefore, notwithstanding the steps the Tribunals are taking to increase efficiency, there are cases that, due to the passage of time and, possibly, an inability to effect arrests, would have to be referred to national jurisdictions.”
2007-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5796 (2007) · source
“My delegation wishes to thank Mr. Fausto Pocar, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and Mr. Dennis Byron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), for their statements introducing the work of the International Tribunals. We also wish to thank Mr. Hassan Jallow, Prosecutor of the ICTR. As this is the last time we will have this opportunity, we also wish to express the deepest appreciation and gratitude of the South African Government to Ms. Carla Del Ponte, the outgoing Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, for her sterling service to humanity and for being the unwavering symbol of the unrelenting force of international justice. We wish her success in her future endeavours.”
2007-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5796 (2007) · source
“We have not received any indication that their countries would be unwilling to accept them. Therefore, it would be interesting to find out what is the basis for looking beyond the countries of origin of those individuals.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“There will, however, be a need to consolidate the Tribunals' achievements and to ensure the preservation of the Tribunals' legacy. The work required includes ensuring that the passage of time does not result in impunity for any fugitives. It is also important that the archives of the Tribunals be preserved and stored in a place where future generations could have access to them and take lesson from the work of both Tribunals - that lesson being namely, that there shall be no impunity for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. I will, if I may, take this opportunity to ask Judge Byron one question. What lies in store for individuals who are acquitted and those who serve their sentences and are then released? We were under the impression that those individuals had the right to return to their own countries.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“Finally, the fact that the Tribunals are working towards completing their work raises questions regarding their legacy and the lasting preservation of their achievements. The Tribunals were established by the Security Council consistent with its responsibility to maintain international peace and security, and therefore, as we consider their legacy and achievements, we have to measure them by the extent of their contribution to the maintenance of international peace and security. Today Rwanda is on a path towards development, and the countries of the former Yugoslavia live in relative peace with each other. It can therefore be said that the Tribunals have contributed much to the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“For example, in the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda there is the fugitive Felicien Kabuga and for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia there is Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic. It is important that those fugitives ultimately be brought to justice, and we call for full cooperation with the Tribunals to arrest and surrender those individuals for trial. We note with satisfaction the recent arrest of high-level fugitives, General Zdravko Tolimir and Vlastimir Djordjevic. My delegation welcomes the cooperation between the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the countries of the region that led to the eventual capture of those fugitives.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“To that end, we commend the various countries that have accepted cases from the Tribunals. We are particularly keen to see the situation countries, where the crimes were committed, take up for themselves the responsibility of accepting more referrals from the Tribunals. We therefore welcome any efforts to provide technical assistance to the situation countries in order to reform their justice systems with a view to enabling them to absorb the cases from the Tribunals. We strongly believe that justice sector reform is a critical element of post conflict reconstruction. In both Tribunals there are indictees still at large and some of them are particularly high-level accused or are alleged to have committed crimes that ideally should be dealt with at the international level.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“In particular, we welcome the measures taken to increase the efficiency of the Tribunals in processing their trials by holding a high number of trials simultaneously, by effecting amendments to the Rules of Procedure for the purpose of expediting proceedings and also by making optimum use of ad litem judges. The completion strategy is time-bound, and therefore, notwithstanding the steps the Tribunals are taking to increase efficiency, the key element in achieving the completion strategy is the referral of cases to national jurisdictions. For now, that strategy is the referral of intermediate and low-ranking individuals to national justice systems. In the future, with due passage of time and given the inability to effect arrests, we may have to look at the referral of cases at other levels to national justice systems.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“My delegation wishes to thank Judge Fausto Pocar, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and Judge Dennis Byron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), for their statements to the Council elaborating on the measures their respective Tribunals are taking to achieve the completion strategy. My delegation wishes to take this opportunity to pay tribute and express its appreciation to Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte for the stellar work and contribution she has made to international criminal justice. We also wish to thank Mr. Hassan Bubacar Jallow for his statement before the Council today. My delegation commends both Tribunals for the steps they are taking to ensure that they achieve the completion strategy.”
2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source
“Failure to do so is resulting in the Israeli military offensive that is causing massive death and destruction. We welcome the package of elements put forward by the Secretary-General after the return of his diplomatic mission to the region. We believe that it is only through a cessation of hostilities - which would prevent further loss of innocent life, allow for full humanitarian access and give diplomacy a chance - that there will there be an opportunity to end the crisis. We therefore urge the Security Council to act decisively and to assume its Charter-granted responsibility of contributing to the maintenance of international peace and security by working to urgently resolve this conflict.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The South African Government reiterates that Israel's use of air strikes in heavily populated areas to carry out extrajudicial killings is against international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions. We cannot accept the principle of collective punishment. We do not believe that an entire nation can be attacked because of tensions with Hizbollah. The Government of South Africa calls on the Israeli Government to refrain from that type of action and, as a major military Power in the region, to act with restraint to avoid further civilian casualties and the destruction of vital infrastructure. Furthermore, we call on the Palestinians and Hizbollah to release the Israeli prisoners, and we call for an end to the launching of rockets into Israel.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Mr. President, we wish to thank you for convening this important meeting and also to commend you for the exemplary manner in which you have stewarded the Council during the month of July. We would like to associate ourselves with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Malaysia on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. The South African Government is deeply concerned at the escalation of the conflict in Lebanon, northern Israel and the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in the loss of many lives and the destruction of critical infrastructure. Those attacks are clearly raising tensions in the region to new dangerous heights at a time when all sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should be looking at ways to end the deadlock in negotiations and move the peace process forward.”
2006-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5493Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The military intervention and the arrests of senior Palestinian leaders come at a time when many world leaders have been interacting with the Palestinian leaders to seek the release of Gilad Shalit. They also come hours after the historic Palestinian acceptance of a plan from leaders of all Palestinian factions. That was a major step forward and opened up real possibilities of ending violence and finding a two-State solution. Given that reality, how can anyone justify the invasion, arrests and massive destruction of Palestinian infrastructure? Sadly we have entered a very dangerous period that will threaten the stability of the region and international peace and security.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“Furthermore, the unlawful arrests of Palestinian cabinet ministers, including the Deputy Prime Minister and members of the Palestinian Legislative Council, are unacceptable, and we call for the immediate release of those individuals. The South African Government calls on the Israeli Government to stop its military offensive and to take all necessary measures to ensure that this situation is not further exacerbated. The South African Government is of the view that peace can be achieved only through a negotiated settlement, based on a two-State solution that provides for a sovereign Palestinian State and guarantees the right of Israel to live within secure borders.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“In his most recent report Professor John Dugard, a United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights, has highlighted the dire state of Gaza's medical facilities. The loss of Gaza's only power plant has now resulted in a lack of electricity and water for those critical facilities, which can only exacerbate the humanitarian crisis faced by ordinary Palestinians in Gaza. Although Israel has legitimate security concerns, they should not be addressed at the expense of international law and of the human rights of the Palestinian people. The South African Government is again calling for caution with regard to the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“At the outset, my delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made by Malaysia on behalf of the Non- Aligned Movement. The South African Government is deeply concerned at the recent military incursion into northern and southern Gaza and the West Bank over the past few days, resulting in the destruction of critical infrastructure. The South African Government condemns the Israeli Government's policy of collective punishment, as it constitutes a direct violation of international law. Israel's bombing campaign on 28 June 2006, which has continued unabated, has resulted in the destruction of strategic bridges and access roads, as well as of Gaza's only power plant, causing a cut in Gaza's water supply as it operates on an electrical pumping system.”
2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source
“In conclusion, my delegation views its participation in the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms as an effort to enhance transparency in armaments. South Africa is pleased to have seen increased participation by Member States in the group of governmental experts mandated to assist in the preparation of a report on the continuing operation and further development of the Register. We hope that all these efforts will contribute to lasting peace, especially on the African continent, where we are beginning to see a decrease in the number of armed conflicts.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“Through its extensive involvement in peacekeeping operations in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa has experienced the value of effective disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) activities and has recognized that provisions relating to DDR are an essential part of the mandates of peacekeeping operations. It is for that reason that South Africa stresses the need for reliable funding of DDR programmes to guarantee the success of the entire peace process. Effective DDR programmes should include specific measures for the collection and disposal of illicit and surplus small arms and light weapons. We urge the international community and donors to support such DDR programmes in order to assist countries emerging from conflict in the implementation of these programmes.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“The Act also stipulates that arms exports require the provision of authenticated end-user certificates. South Africa remains fully committed to the achievement of the peaceful resolution of conflicts, particularly on the African continent. In that context, South Africa supports sanctions mechanisms, such as arms embargoes, where such sanctions would advance the path to lasting peace and stability, as that complements South Africa's role in promoting the peaceful resolution of conflicts on the continent.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“In that regard, South Africa participated in and hosted one of the African regional preparatory meetings for the review conference, which resulted in the adoption of the African common position on the review conference. My delegation views the establishment of necessary legislation to ensure effective control over the export and transit of small arms and light weapons as a very significant measure in the fight against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. In that regard, South Africa is implementing the National Conventional Arms Control Act of 1993, which contains specific guiding principles and criteria for the consideration of arms transfer applications. These include adherence to international law, norms and practices, including international obligations and commitments.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“South Africa is pleased that the group of governmental experts will begin its work immediately following the review conference on small arms and light weapons to be held in June or July 2006. The discussions leading up to the first review conference, through biennial and regional meetings, have highlighted that much still needs to be done in implementing the Programme of Action. It has become very clear that political processes alone will not achieve the desired result, namely, to combat and eradicate the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons. International assistance and cooperation are imperative in order to make significant gains against the scourge. The process has also highlighted the importance of a regional approach in addressing problems of proliferation.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“It is my delegation's belief that only through collective efforts at the national, regional and international levels can the issue of illicit small arms and light weapons be effectively dealt with. The process that led to the adoption of the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons recognized the huge and catastrophic problem and the consequences of the illicit trade in these weapons. Almost five years after the adoption of the Programme of Action, diversion continues unabated. My delegation is pleased to note in the Secretary- General's report that progress is being made on the issue of the illicit brokering of small arms. The establishment of a group of governmental experts to enhance international cooperation to prevent, combat and eradicate illicit brokering will put in place a framework to deal with illicit weapons.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“My delegation has taken particular note of those recommendations contained in the report that refer to the implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action adopted in 2001. South Africa actively participated in meetings of the Open-ended Working Group to Negotiate an International Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons. While South Africa would have preferred a legally binding instrument and the inclusion of ammunition, we nevertheless View the adoption of the Instrument as a very positive development in this area. The implementation by all Member States of its provisions is critical in order to halt the scourge of the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“However, the continued involvement of the Security Council in small arms and light weapons is significant, particularly because there has recently been more focus on weapons of mass destruction at the expense of the issue of conventional weapons. We are of the View that this debate will also provide the necessary momentum as we approach the first review conference on the implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action. Over the past few years, the Secretary-General has continued to make specific recommendations on how the Security Council could contribute in dealing with the question of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in situations under its consideration.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“As this is the first time this month that my delegation has made a statement, we would like to join others in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. My delegation also welcomes the report of the Secretary-General (S/2006/109) under consideration at this meeting. South Africa believes that the Security Council's involvement on this issue complements the efforts of the General Assembly. The Assembly remains the principal organ with the primary responsibility to oversee and monitor the implementation of the Programme of Action and to launch new initiatives in the area of small arms and light weapons.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“We are convinced that international criminal justice systems, such as the International Criminal Court and the international tribunals established by the United Nations, can contribute to establishing a lasting peace in the areas where they are utilized. We wish to encourage the Security Council to exercise its mandate to refer situations to the International Criminal Court when national assessment needs dictate such a referral. That will guarantee that the practice of the rule of law becomes the bedrock for strengthening democracy. Finally, my delegation supports the overall conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary- General. We wish to underline the importance of considering the needs of each specific situation so as to avoid developing common strategies for each and every conflict or post-conflict situation.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052Resumption1 (2004) · source
“We are the first to concede that our South African experience may not be applicable to other countries emerging from conflict and the lessons we have learned may not travel well. However, the point made in the Secretary-General's report is that adherence to the rule of law can contribute to lasting peace and security. We wish to associate ourselves with the recommendations made by other delegations regarding the institutional changes necessary to enable the United Nations to better cope with its work to strengthen the rule of law and transitional justice. The importance of the rule of law and transitional justice cannot be overemphasized.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052Resumption1 (2004) · source
“That process offered an opportunity for victims to face their perpetrators and find closure and for the perpetrators to seek the forgiveness of their victims. The meetings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission were held in public and broadcast on television so that the whole country could be part of the healing process. Only those who had told the whole truth were granted amnesty. We have set up institutions for collective reparation, such as the Freedom Park, to promote programmes to remember those who died in pursuit of our democracy and we are also engaged in providing individual reparation measures. Reparations are the State's way of participating in the healing process and restoring some dignity to those who suffered under the apartheid policy.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052Resumption1 (2004) · source
“In South Africa, the cause of the conflict was the oppressive policy of apartheid. We adopted a constitution that builds a non-racial society to resolve that cause of that conflict. Following democratic elections in 1994, we put in place, within that constitution, State institutions supporting constitutional democracy, such as a Public Protector, a Human Rights Commission and a Gender Equality Commission. Furthermore, our Government promulgated legislation on affirmative action and passed policies on Black Economic Empowerment to ensure that the problem of unequal distribution of wealth was addressed. We also had established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a process to promote national unity and reconciliation to heal the wounds inflicted by the oppressive apartheid policy on our society.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052Resumption1 (2004) · source
“4) The Secretary-General further states that, "In formulating recommendations for the Security Council, planning mission mandates and structures, and conceiving assistance programmes, it is imperative that both the Security Council and the United Nations system carefully consider the particular rule of law and justice needs in each host country" (ibid., para. 14). n: The Secretary-General also makes the point that, a piecemeal approach to the rule of law and transitional justice will not bring satisfactory results in a war-torn or atrocity-scarred nation" (ibid., para. 23). Our experience with our own peace process in South Africa led us to the same conclusion: that the rule of law and transitional justice must address the causes of the conflict and the effects the conflict had on the population.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052Resumption1 (2004) · source
“Quite often, in conflict and post-conflict areas, especially in Africa, our experience has been that poverty and underdevelopment contribute to non-adherence to the rule of law. Yet it is that same rule of law that, when applied to regulate the conduct of individuals with each other and with the State, creates conditions for sustainable development. The Secretary-General states that "Peace and stability can only prevail if the population perceives that politically charged issues, such as ethnic discrimination, unequal distribution of wealth and social services, abuse of power, denial of the right to property or citizenship and territorial disputes between States, can be addressed in a legitimate and fair manner." (S/2004/6I6, para.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052Resumption1 (2004) · source
“The strengthening of, and adherence to, the rule of law has always been central to ensuring democracy in conflict and post- conflict societies. We are therefore pleased that the Secretary-General has presented a report, entitled "The rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post- conflict societies", that captures the wealth of relevant expertise and experience within the United Nations system. We welcome this report because it provides valuable lessons which the Council can utilize in implementing its resolutions and mandates. The exercise of the rule of law, especially in conflict and post-conflict societies, is critical in creating conditions for peace and security that allow for development to take hold.”
2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052Resumption1 (2004) · source