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Establishment of the International Criminal Court

A/RES/57/23No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 158Establishment of the International Criminal Court, published in 2003.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2000–2003
  • 2003A/RES/57/23Establishment of the International Criminal CourtLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2002A/RES/56/85Establishment of the International Criminal CourtCompare with previous version
  • 2001A/RES/55/155Establishment of the International Criminal CourtCompare with previous version
  • 2000A/RES/54/105Establishment of the 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?

12 topics
Budget ContributionsConference and Meeting ServicesConferencesCostsInternational Criminal CourtsInternational InstrumentsLeast Developed CountriesPrivileges and ImmunitiesReport PreparationResources AllocationSignatures, Accessions, RatificationsTrust Funds

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2003.

  • 2003A/58/372International Criminal Court report of the Secretary-General

iIdentified automatically from the metadata in each report’s UN Digital Library catalogue record.

What does this mandate say?

13 operative paragraphs
1
Calls upon all States that are not yet parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtError: Reference source not found to consider ratifying it or acceding to it without delay, and encourages efforts aimed at promoting awareness of the results of the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court, held in Rome from 15 June to 17 July 1998, the provisions of the Statute and the process leading to the establishment of the International Criminal Court;
2
Calls upon all States to consider becoming parties to the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court without delay;
3
Welcomes the important work accomplished by the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court in the completion of its mandate in accordance with resolution F of the Rome Conference;
4
Welcomes also the holding of the first session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court from 3 to 10 September 2002 and the adoption of a number of important instruments by the Assembly;
5
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General, in particular paragraphs 12 to 15 indicating the decision of the Assembly of States Parties to resume its first session from 3 to 7 February and from 21 to 23 April 2003 and to hold the meeting of the Committee on Budget and Finance from 4 to 8 August 2003 and the second session of the Assembly of States Parties from 8 to 12 September 2003, all of which are to be held at United Nations Headquarters;
6
Recognizes the need to make available, on a provisional basis, adequate resources and secretariat services for the Assembly of States Parties to enable it to discharge its functions efficiently and expeditiously;
7
Requests the Secretary-General to undertake the preparations necessary for holding the meetings referred to in paragraph 5 above in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;
8
Also requests the Secretary-General to make available to those meetings secretariat services for the necessary preparatory work as well as for any post-session follow-up actions;
9
Further requests the Secretary-General to take steps to expand the mandate of the trust fund established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 51/207 for voluntary contributions towards meeting the costs of participation of the least developed countries in the work of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;
10
Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session on the implementation of the present resolution;
11
Decides that the costs of services rendered to the Assembly of States Parties that may accrue to the United Nations as a result of the implementation of the present resolution shall be paid in advance to the Organization;
12
Expresses its appreciation to States that made voluntary contributions to the first session of the Assembly of States Parties in accordance with paragraph 10 of resolution 56/85;
13
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-eighth session an item entitled “International Criminal Court”.

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