Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-02-27-Speech-3-122"
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"Mr President, only another eight ratifications are needed for the International Criminal Court Treaty
to enter into force, but there are a number of problems to be resolved before the Court can become that instrument of international justice and the fight against impunity that we want it to be. The first obstacle is the persistently hostile attitude of the United States. We call upon the Presidency of the Council and the Commission to make it clear, once again, at all formal and informal meetings with the United States, how much importance Europe attaches to this issue. It would be genuinely feasible to find some creative instruments to put pressure on the United States, and I believe this has not been seriously attempted.
The second problem concerns the difficult issue of internal rules to bring national legislation into line with the Court’s Statute. This will certainly be a difficult process but we must not allow it to become too drawn-out. From this point of view, I would genuinely like to express my pleasure at Commissioner Verheugen’s words to the effect that he and the Commission are in favour of supporting the training of specialists to help the Court operate more effectively, not least by providing financial aid."@en1
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