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"The European Union feels that a culture of immunity from prosecution cannot be tolerated, particularly where gross violations of international law such as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity are concerned. Where the national courts cannot or will not act, the international community has the ultimate responsibility for guaranteeing that justice is done. The Union therefore considers it necessary for the International Criminal Court to be set up within the near future in order to increase respect for international humanitarian rights and human rights. By abolishing immunity from prosecution, the Court will reinforce the rule of law and justice and contribute to consolidating world peace.
The Union strongly recommends that the International Criminal Court be set up in the near future. With this aim in mind the Union started international efforts to encourage as many states as possible to sign up to the Rome Statute before the deadline expired on 31 December 2000. The Union has also undertaken to encourage the countries with associate membership of the Union to sign or ratify the Statute and the Union is offering its expertise in this area to all interested countries. Moreover, the Union is firmly resolved to give its support to the actual setting up of the Court.
The Union expects the Rome Statute to enter into force in the near future, when the 60 ratifications required have been achieved, including ratification by all the Union’s Member States. Italy, France, Belgium, Spain, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg and Finland have already ratified the Rome Statute. The other Member States have all started the ratification process and in the majority of cases it should soon be completed, depending on the national procedure.
In this context it should be noted that the implementation of the Rome Statute in national legislation is a demanding task which, in a number of cases, even requires constitutional amendments.
The situation concerning the ratification of the Rome Statute in the Union is regularly taken up by the presidency at meetings of the Council’s working group on international law."@en1
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