Palestinians to join international war crimes court
- 9 years ago
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The Palestinian U.N. observer mission on Friday (January 2) delivered to U.N. headquarters signed documentation on joining the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and more than a dozen other international treaties.
The chief Palestinian observer, Riyad Mansour, and U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq confirmed the handover at the United Nations.
"Many of you used to ask me over the months and the weeks: 'When are you going to join the ICC?' And I was telling you soon, and very soon, and very soon and it has happened," Mansour told reporters.
"This is a very significant step," he said, adding that the step was necessary in order to seek justice for crimes against the Palestinian people.
According to the Rome Statute, the Palestinians will become a party to the court on the first day of the month that follows a 60-day waiting period after depositing signed and ratified documents of accession with the United Nations in New
The Palestinian U.N. observer mission on Friday (January 2) delivered to U.N. headquarters signed documentation on joining the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and more than a dozen other international treaties.
The chief Palestinian observer, Riyad Mansour, and U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq confirmed the handover at the United Nations.
"Many of you used to ask me over the months and the weeks: 'When are you going to join the ICC?' And I was telling you soon, and very soon, and very soon and it has happened," Mansour told reporters.
"This is a very significant step," he said, adding that the step was necessary in order to seek justice for crimes against the Palestinian people.
According to the Rome Statute, the Palestinians will become a party to the court on the first day of the month that follows a 60-day waiting period after depositing signed and ratified documents of accession with the United Nations in New