Establishment of an International Criminal Court

A/RES/53/105View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 153 Establishment of an international criminal court, published in 1999.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1995–1999

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1999	A/RES/53/105	Establishment of an international criminal court	835	21%Compare
1998	A/RES/52/160	Establishment of an international criminal court	1,001	16%Compare
1997	A/RES/51/207	Establishment of an international criminal court	916	28%Compare
1995	A/RES/50/46	Establishment of an international criminal court	806	37%Compare
1995	A/RES/49/53	Establishment of an International Criminal Court	454	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Budget Contributions Conferences Intergovernmental Organizations International Criminal Courts Italy Non-Governmental Organizations Observer Status Participants Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Terms of Reference Trust Funds

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

Acknowledges the historic significance of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;1

Expresses its deep appreciation and gratitude to the Government of Italy for hosting the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court in Rome;

Calls upon all States to consider signing and ratifying the Rome Statute, and encourages efforts aimed at promoting awareness of the results of the Conference and of the provisions of the Rome Statute;

Requests the Secretary-General to convene the Preparatory Commission, in accordance with resolution F adopted by the Conference,3 from 16 to 26 February, 26 July to 13 August and 29 November to 17 December 1999, to carry out the mandate of that resolution and, in that connection, to discuss ways to enhance the effectiveness and acceptance of the Court;

Also requests the Secretary-General to make available to the Preparatory Commission secretariat services, not including the preparation of working documents, to enable it to perform its functions;

Further requests the Secretary-General to invite, as observers to the Preparatory Commission, representatives of organizations and other entities that have received a standing invitation from the General Assembly, pursuant to its relevant resolutions,⁵ to participate in the capacity of observers in its sessions and work, and also to invite as observers to the Preparatory Commission representatives of interested regional intergovernmental organizations and other interested international bodies, including the international tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda;

⁵Resolutions 253 (III), 477 (V), 2011 (XX), 3208 (XXIX), 3237 (XXIX), 3369 (XXX), 31/3, 33/18, 35/2, 35/3, 36/4, 42/10, 43/6, 44/6, 45/6, 46/8, 47/4, 48/2, 48/3, 48/4, 48/5, 48/237, 48/265, 49/1, 49/2, 50/2, 51/1, 51/6, 51/204 and 52/6.

Notes that non-governmental organizations may participate in the work of the Preparatory Commission by attending its plenary and its other open meetings, in accordance with the rules of procedure to be adopted by the Commission, receiving copies of the official documents and making available their materials to delegates;

Requests the Secretary-General to take steps to expand the mandate of the trust fund established pursuant to Assembly resolution 51/207 for voluntary contributions towards meeting the cost of participation in the work of the Preparatory Commission of the least developed countries, and encourages States to contribute voluntarily to this trust fund;

Also requests the Secretary-General to take steps to expand the mandate of the trust fund established pursuant to Assembly resolution 52/160 for voluntary contributions towards meeting the cost of participation in the work of the Preparatory Commission of those developing countries not covered by the trust fund referred to in paragraph 8, above, and invites States to contribute voluntarily to this trust fund;

Further requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fourth session the item entitled “Establishment of the International Criminal Court”.

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