INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

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That this House congratulates Her Majesty's Government on its commitment to publish the draft legislation for ratifying the International Criminal Court Statute; recognises the leading role it took in the drawing up of this treaty; recognises the importance of a permanent international criminal court to complement the efforts of national courts in punishing those responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; welcomes the ratification by Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, San Marino, Italy and Fiji; notes that France, Belgium and Germany are at an advanced stage in the ratification process; and urges it to consult widely amongst all interested parties and to ratify the treaty as soon as possible.