Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-09-25-Speech-3-148"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-09-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:International Criminal Court2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020925.6.3-148"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-09-25-Speech-3-1492
lpv:speaker	lp:Bas Belder2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Unfortunately, conflict and injustice are signs of our times. Victims carry the effects of crimes for the rest of their lives, whereas perpetrators often go unpunished. When national legal systems fail, the International Court of Justice will hopefully be able to do its bit to restore justice. I am therefore behind the establishment of the Criminal Court and hope that its jurisdiction will be recognised by many countries. In the pursuit of justice, however, it is just as important to pursue wisdom, fairness and common sense. Otherwise, the remedy might be worse than the disease. After all, as the Romans said in their day: the greatest justice is the greatest injustice. This is exactly where the present resolution on the Criminal Court falls short. The resolution has failed if the statute establishing the Criminal Court is included in the . If this were the case, this prerequisite would even apply explicitly as an accession requirement for the candidate countries, which is unfair. At this stage, the EU cannot extend its political criteria and suddenly prescribe new requirements. Furthermore, this resolution threatens to intensify the controversy surrounding the Criminal Court. The resolution's tone will not exactly win the Americans over to adopt the European view. It will rather antagonise them. A controversy of this kind does real harm to the Criminal Court. The Criminal Court would rather benefit from depoliticisation. Only in a politically calm climate can the Court develop more legitimacy and, one may hope, persuade countries such as the US to gradually leave behind their objections to this Court. Temporary compromises should therefore not be ruled out. It is in this spirit that I have tabled amendments, which, I hope, will be adopted in the interest of the Criminal Court itself."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"acquis communautaire"1 "summa ius, summa iniura"1

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