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Establishment of an International Criminal Court

A/RES/51/207No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 147Establishment of an international criminal court, published in 1997.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1995–1999
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/53/105
  • 1999A/RES/53/105Establishment of an international criminal courtLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1998A/RES/52/160Establishment of an international criminal courtCompare with previous version
  • 1997A/RES/51/207Establishment of an international criminal courtCompare with previous version
  • 1995A/RES/50/46Establishment of an international criminal courtCompare with previous version
  • 1995A/RES/49/53Establishment of an International Criminal Court

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics
ConferencesInternational Criminal CourtsWork Organization

What does this mandate say?

8 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note of the report of the Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court, including the recommendations contained therein, and expresses its appreciation to the Preparatory Committee for the useful work done and the progress made in fulfilling its mandate;
2
Takes note also of the various views of Governments expressed during the consideration of the report of the Preparatory Committee in the Sixth Committee during the fifty-first session of the General Assembly;
3
Decides to reaffirm the mandate of the Preparatory Committee, and directs it to proceed in accordance with paragraph 368 of its report;
4
Decides also that the Preparatory Committee shall meet from 11 to 21 February, 4 to 15 August and 1 to 12 December 1997, and from 16 March to 3 April 1998, in order to complete the drafting of a widely acceptable consolidated text of a convention, to be submitted to the diplomatic conference of plenipotentiaries, and requests the Secretary-General to provide the Preparatory Committee with the necessary facilities for the performance of its work;
5
Decides further that a diplomatic conference of plenipotentiaries shall be held in 1998, with a view to finalizing and adopting a convention on the establishment of an international criminal court;
6
Urges participation in the Preparatory Committee by the largest number of States so as to promote universal support for an international criminal court;
7
Requests the Secretary-General to establish a special fund for the participation of the least developed countries in the work of the Preparatory Committee and in the diplomatic conference of plenipotentiaries, and calls upon States to contribute voluntarily to that special fund;
8
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-second session the item entitled "Establishment of an international criminal court" in order to have the necessary arrangements made for the diplomatic conference of plenipotentiaries to be held in 1998, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise in view of relevant circumstances.

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