Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-09-25-Speech-3-160"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-09-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:International Criminal Court2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020925.6.3-160"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-09-25-Speech-3-1612
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	"Madam President, it is crucial that the EU firmly support the International Criminal Court. Firstly, Article 98 of the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court cannot be used as the USA proposes. It is only applicable to NATO or similar organisations’ Status of Force Agreements designed to protect soldiers from sending States, but it cannot be applied generally to US troops or US citizens. Secondly, any country that enters into a treaty with the USA is not just in breach of the Rome Statute, but also of international law. In its treaties with Romania and others, the USA proposes not just that US citizens should not be brought before the Court, but also that covered agents should not be brought before the court, something that would be devastating for international law. Thirdly, the treaties leave the US Government free to decide if they are to be investigated or prosecuted . This is not just contrary to the Rome Statute but also to the general duty to prosecute international crimes. Fourthly, it is not acceptable to undermine the International Criminal Court’s role by protecting citizens of the only superpower from being held responsible for serious war crimes, something that would create the belief that only the law of the victor applies."@en1
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