Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-07-03-Speech-3-185"

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dcterms:Date	"2002-07-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Consequences for transatlantic relations of the law on the protection of US personnel2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20020703.5.3-185"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-07-03-Speech-3-1862
lpv:speaker	lp:Maj Britt Theorin2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Socialdemokratiska arbetarepartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-president; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, for four years we in the organisation (PGA), with 1 400 members from parliaments around the world, have been working for the ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC. We note with great satisfaction that the Rome Statute entered into force on 1 July this year. In 1998, 120 states voted in favour of such a court – only seven opposed it, including the US. Seventy-six states have now ratified the statute. The court will constitute a vital tool for strengthening international law through legal instruments. No country, no leader, no government can avoid prosecution for serious breaches of international law such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. It is surprising that a country with such a long legal tradition and so many lawyers per square metre as the US can consider exempting citizens from liability to prosecution for such serious crimes. What does the US have to hide? What criminals is it trying to protect? Exempting peacekeeping forces from such liability to prosecution would be devastating for women. This would in effect legalise rape, sexual assault and forced pregnancy, which unfortunately also occur with peacekeeping forces. The action of the US sends serious signals to the world. It is a dangerous and irresponsible path which George Bush has chosen, and the EU must react robustly."@en1
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