Establishment of an International Criminal Court

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 142 Establishment of an International Criminal Court, published in 1995.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1995–1999

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/53/105

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1999	A/RES/53/105	Establishment of an international criminal court	835	21%Compare
1998	A/RES/52/160	Establishment of an international criminal court	1,001	16%Compare
1997	A/RES/51/207	Establishment of an international criminal court	916	28%Compare
1995	A/RES/50/46	Establishment of an international criminal court	806	37%Compare
1995	A/RES/49/53	Establishment of an International Criminal Court	454	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Conferences Establishment International Criminal Courts Terms of Reference Treaties Work Organization

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court,⁴ including the recommendations contained therein, and expresses its appreciation to the Ad Hoc Committee for the useful work done;

⁴Ibid., Fiftieth Session, Supplement No. 22 (A/50/22).

Decides to establish a preparatory committee open to all States Members of the United Nations or members of specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency, to discuss further the major substantive and administrative issues arising out of the draft statute prepared by the International Law Commission and, taking into account the different views expressed during the meetings, to draft texts, with a view to preparing a widely acceptable consolidated text of a convention for an international criminal court as a next step towards consideration by a conference of plenipotentiaries, and also decides that the work of the Preparatory Committee should be based on the draft statute prepared by the International Law Commission and should take into account the report of the Ad Hoc Committee and the written comments submitted by States to the Secretary-General on the draft statute for an international criminal court pursuant to paragraph 4 of General Assembly resolution 49/53⁵ and, as appropriate, contributions of relevant organizations;

⁵A/AC.244/1 and Add.1-4.

Also decides that the Preparatory Committee will meet from 25 March to 12 April and from 12 to 30 August 1996 and submit its report to the General Assembly at the beginning of its fifty-first session, and requests the Secretary-General to provide the Preparatory Committee with the necessary facilities for the performance of its work;

Urges participation in the Preparatory Committee by the largest number of States in order to promote universal support for an international criminal court;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-first session an item entitled "Establishment of an international criminal court", in order to study the report of the Preparatory Committee and, in the light of that report, to decide on the convening of an international conference of plenipotentiaries to finalize and adopt a convention on the establishment of an international criminal court, including on the timing and the duration of the conference.

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