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General Statements on International Justice
General Statements on International Justice
Dr. Ben Ferencz, former Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Tribunal, giving a speech at the United Nations, has been a strong and vocal supporter of the ICC.
This section provides statements from notable individuals, academics, government and civil society representatives about international justice, the importance of the International Criminal Court as well as the role of the CICC in the Court's establishment.
Conference Reports and Declarations
Author Title Date
Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations
 12304|12305
Consultative Conference on International Justice
 Sept 2010
Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies
 11372|11373
“The ICC and Complementarity”- Conference Summary
 19 Sept 2009
CICC/ Grotius Centre/ Asser Institute
 10755|10756
International Justice Day: Celebrating the 11th Anniversary of the Rome Statute
 17 July 2009
Joseph F. Kamara
 10564|10565
“Preserving the legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone: Challenges and Lessons learned in Prosecuting Grave Crimes in Sierra Leone”
 26 May 2009
Justice R. Goldstone
 10446|10447
Remarks by Richard Goldstone, Conferral of the MacArthur Award for International Justice
 25 May 2009
International Prosecutors
 7095|7096
The First Chautauqua Declaration
 29 Aug 2007
Government and Inter-governmental Documents
Author Title Date
Sweden
 1071|1072
Closing remarks by the Prime Minister of Sweden, Göran Persson, at the Stockholm International Forum: Preventing Genocide; Threats and Responsibilities (Stockholm, Sweden)
 28 Jan 2004
Sweden
 1075|1076
Opening remarks by the Prime Minister of Sweden, Göran Persson, at the Stockholm International Forum: Preventing Genocide; Threats and Responsibilities (Stockholm, Sweden)
 26 Jan 2004
USA
 1077|1078
Intervention by US Ambassador of War Crimes Issues, Pierre-Richard Prosper, at the Stockholm International Forum: Preventing Genocide; Threats and Responsibilities (Stockholm, Sweden)
 26 Jan 2004
Trinidad and Tobago
 1093|1094
Statement by fomer President The Honorable Arthur N.R. Robinson on the Occasion of World Day for International Justice
 17 July 2003
Timor Leste
 1161|1162
Statement by the Noble Peace Laureate Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor Leste (New York, USA)
 27 June 2002
Bosnia and Herzegovina
 1169|1170
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Mirza Kusljugic, Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the UN, regarding the importance of the ICC
 01 June 2002
Cambodia
 1171|1172
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Sun Suon, Deputy Permanent Representative of Cambodia to the UN, regarding the importance of the ICC
 01 June 2002
ICC Statements and Reports
Author Title Date
1333|1334
Joint Statement of the Prosecutors of the ICC, ICTY, ICTR and Special Court for Sierra Leone
 27 Nov 2004
Quotes and Statements
Authorascending Title Date
Association of the Bar of the City of New York (ABCNY)
 3259|3260
Letter from ABCNY President E. Leo Milonas to President George W. Bush, noting the importance of the International Criminal Court and calling for an end to US opposition (New York, New York, USA)
 11 Mar 2003
Association of the Bar of the City of New York (ABCNY)
 3269|3270
Letter to President George W. Bush promoting the ICC (New York, USA)
 10 Apr 2002
Benjamin B. Ferencz
 3253|3254
Statement made by Prof. Benjamin Ferencz, former Prosecutor and Professor of Law, at the ceremony for the solemn undertaking of the Chief Prosecutor of the ICC (The Hague, The Netherlands)
 16 June 2003
Benjamin B. Ferencz
 3261|3262
Statement by Benjamin B. Ferencz, former Nuremberg Prosecutor, at the Inaugural session of the International Criminal Court in defense of the Nuremberg principles and the rule of law (The Hague, the Netherlands)
 11 Mar 2003
Benjamin B. Ferencz
 3271|3272
Call to action for the ICC by Prof. Ferencz, Former Nuremberg War Crimes Prosecutor (New York, USA)
 08 Apr 2002
Dr. Hans-Peter Kaul, Second Vice-President International Criminal Court
 10671|10672
International Justice Day: Celebrating the 11th Anniversary of the Rome Statute
 17 July 2009
Dr. Jonathan Fanton, John D. & Catherine T. Mac Arthur Foundation
 3247|3248
Opening remarks at the distinguished public lecture entitled, "Preventing and Prosecuting Crimes Against Humanity in the 21st Century" (Abuja, Nigeria)
 14 Feb 2005
Dr. Richard Goldstone, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and the first Chie
 3249|3250
Distinguished public lecture entitled, "Preventing and Prosecuting Crimes Against Humanity in the 21st Century" (Abuja, Nigeria)
 14 Feb 2005
Elie Wiesel and US Senator Tom Lantos
 3275|3276
Letters by Elie Wiesel and US Senator Tom Lantos, urging the US Congress not to vote for the Delay Amendment on the International Criminal Court
 01 May 2001
Emma Bonino, Comisaria Responsible de la Ayuda Humanitaria, Pesca y Política de Consumidores
 9162|9163
Conferencia Latinoamericana por la creación de un Tribunal Penal Internacional permanente en 1998
 11 Oct 1997
Emma Bonino, European MP
 3267|3268
Call on EU to reject Article 98 agreements
 16 Aug 2002
Former US President Jimmy Carter
 3263|3264
Remarks after the presentation of the Nobel peace prize (Oslo, Norway)
 10 Dec 2002
Holy See
 7009|7010
Excerpts of Message of His Holiness Pope John Paul II
 08 Dec 1999
Human Rights Defenders
 3277|3278
Appeal in support of the International Criminal Court
 01 Sept 2000
ICTY President Judge Gabrielle Kirk McDonald
 3280|3281
Remarks to the Preparatory Commission for the ICC (New York, United States)
 30 July 1999
Jody Williams
 2299|2300
Relevance of the International Criminal Court to Other Campaigns to Strengthen Human Security
 NA
Jody Williams
 3265|3266
Statement to the Opening Session of the Fourth Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty (Geneva, Switzerland)
 16 Sept 2002
Kofi Annan, Adriaan Bos, Bernard Bot, Shirin Ebadi, Benjamin B. Ferencz, Philippe Kirsch, Roy S. Lee
 4669|4670
Commemorative Messages on the Tenth Anniversary of the CICC
 10 Feb 2005
Nobel Peace Laureates
 3273|3274
Centennial Appeal for the prompt establishment of the ICC (Oslo, Norway)
 10 Dec 2001
Pan African Lawyers Union
 3255|3256
Statement made by Mr. Getachew Kitaw, Secretary General of the Pan African Lawyers Union, at the ceremony for the solemn undertaking of the Chief Prosecutor of the ICC (The Hague, The Netherlands)
 16 June 2003
Professor David Scheffer
 3251|3252
Intervention by David Scheffer, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, and former US Ambassador at large for War Crimes, at the Stockholm International Forum: Preventing Genocide; Threats and Responsibilities (Stockholm, Sweden)
 27 Jan 2004