UN SG urges universal ratification of Rome Statute

[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official profile] on Thursday urged [statement] member states to ratify or accede to the Rome Statute [UN backgrounder], the treaty that established the International Criminal Court [official website; JURIST backgrounder]. The Rome Statute was signed by 139 States [JURIST backgrounders], but 43 States have neither signed nor acceded to it. Ban said that the Rome Statute must be universally accepted before the ICC can be fully effective. Ban said that the ICC faces additional challenges...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/11/un-sg-urges-universal-ratification-of-rome-statute.php

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