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ÐÌNew€YorkÐ t+Ä&# ÐOctober€19,€2000Ð ®,þ'$ ÐÓ  ÓÔ#†XóäX [±ã#ÔÐ è-8)% ÐÑ `ØÑâ  âÑ8€óäXXdìXXdì8ÑÑ€ÑØØâ  âÑ  ÑÒe°ÒÌÒeÒÌÔ_ÔÑ8€óäXXdìXXdì8ÑÒ°ÒÌMr.€Chairman,Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àI€would€like€to€congratulate€you€and€the€other€members€of€the€Bureau€of€the€SixthÐ L œ ÐCommittee€on€your€election,€and€would€like€to€assure€you€of€the€fullest€support€and€cooperation€ofÐ 8 ˆ Ðmy€delegation.Ð $ t ÐÌÓ  Óà  àMr.€Chairman,€I€have€the€honour€to€deliver€this€statement€on€behalf€of€the€fourteen€CARICOMÐ ü L  ÐStates€that€are€members€of€the€United€Nations:€Antigua€and€Barbuda,€Bahamas,€Barbados,€Belize,Ð è 8  ÐDominica,€Grenada,€Guyana,€Haiti,€Jamaica,€St.€Kitts€and€Nevis,€St.€Lucia,€St.€Vincent€and€theÐ Ô$  ÐGrenadines,€Suriname€and€my€own€country,€Trinidad€and€Tobago.Ð À  ÐÌà  àCARICOM€States€wish€to€thank€the€Legal€Counsel,€Mr.€Hans€Corell,€for€his€report€yesterdayÐ ˜è  Ðon€the€implementation€of€General€Assembly€Resolution€54/105.€€We€are€grateful€also€to€the€ChairmanÐ „Ô  Ðof€the€Preparatory€Commission€for€the€International€Criminal€Court€(ð ðthe€PREPCOMðð),€AmbassadorÐ pÀ ÐPhilippe€Kirsch,€for€his€report€on€the€progress€of€the€work€of€the€PREPCOM.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àCARICOM€member€states€have€steadfastly€supported€the€establishment€of€a€permanentÐ 4„ Ðinternational€criminal€court€since€the€proposal€for€the€re„introduction€of€the€item€onto€the€agenda€ofÐ  p Ðthe€United€Nations€was€raised€in€1989€by€H.E.€Arthur€N.R.€Robinson,€President€of€the€Republic€ofÐ  \ ÐTrinidad€and€Tobago.€€We€therefore€welcome€the€remarkable€rate€of€increase€in€the€number€ofÐ øH Ðsignatories€and€States€Parties€to€the€Rome€Statute€of€the€International€Criminal€Court.€€It€is€noteworthy,Ð ä4 Ðtoo,€that€these€states€represent€a€wide€cross„section€of€the€international€community.€€In€our€view,€suchÐ Ð  Ðwidespread€support€for€the€Court€is€indicative€of€the€recognition€by€the€international€community€of€theÐ ¼  Ðurgent€need€for€a€permanent€international€criminal€court€òònowóó.€€Among€the€CARICOM€€states,€we€nowÐ ¨ø Ðhave€7€signatories,€including€2€States€Parties,€with€Barbados€and€Jamaica€becoming€the€most€recentÐ ”ä Ðsignatories€during€the€historic€Millennium€Summit.€€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àWe€welcome€the€inclusion€of€the€Rome€Statute€in€the€list€of€25€key€Treaties€identified€by€theÐ X ¨ ÐSecretary„General€for€priority€attention€by€Member€States.€€We€cannot€delay€any€further€while€the€mostÐ D!” Ðhorrendous€crimes€continue€to€be€committed€with€impunity.€€It€is€our€hope,€therefore,€€that€the€memberÐ 0"€  Ðstates€of€the€international€community€which€have€not€yet€done€so€will€take€the€necessary€steps€toÐ #l! Ðbecome€States€Parties€to€the€Rome€Statute,€so€as€to€ensure€its€early€entry€into€force.€€Ð $X" ÐÌà  àMr.€Chairman,€with€respect€to€implementing€legislation,€Trinidad€and€Tobago€has€prepared€anÐ à%0!$ ÐInternational€Criminal€Court€Bill,€which€has€been€laid€before€Parliament€and€is€expected€to€be€debatedÐ Ì&"% Ðin€the€near€future.€€CARICOM€States€welcome€the€regional€efforts€being€undertaken€by€governments,Ð ¸'#& Ðorganizations€and€NGOs€alike€to€promote€ratification€of€the€Rome€Statute.€€In€May€2000,€theÐ ¤(ô#' ÐInternational€Committee€of€the€Red€Cross€held€a€Regional€Seminar€on€the€International€Criminal€CourtÐ )à$( Ðin€Port€of€Spain,€at€which€an€active€desire€and€a€commitment€from€CARICOM€States€to€move€towardsÐ |*Ì%) Ðratification€were€expressed.€€In€this€regard,€we€support€the€proposal€of€SADC€for€the€establishment€ofÐ h+¸&* Ða€Trust€Fund€to€assist€states€in€adopting€implementing€legislation.Ð T,¤'+ ÐÑ_RÑâ âÑ9Ñâ âÑ  ÑÌà  àCARICOM€Member€States€welcomed€the€adoption€of€the€Rules€of€Procedure€and€EvidenceÐ œì Ðand€the€Elements€of€Crimes€by€the€PREPCOM€on€June€30,€2000,€in€keeping€with€the€deadline€for€suchÐ ˆØ Ðadoption€set€by€Resolution€F€of€the€Final€Act.€€It€is€important€to€note€that€the€adoption€of€theseÐ tÄ Ðinstruments€€was€achieved€by€consensus.€€In€our€view,€this€€confirms€the€will€of€the€internationalÐ `° Ðcommunity€to€make€the€necessary€efforts€to€overcome€their€differences€and€to€work€towards€makingÐ L œ Ðthe€Court€a€reality€€as€soon€as€possible.€€This€task€was€accomplished€through€the€cooperation€of€allÐ 8 ˆ Ðdelegations,€their€constructive€approach€to€the€process€and€their€willingness€to€work€together€toÐ $ t Ðachieve€this€goal.€€In€this€regard,€all€delegations€participating€in€the€negotiations,€the€Chairman€of€theÐ  ` ÐPREPCOM,€Ambassador€Philippe€Kirsch,€the€other€members€of€his€Bureau€and€all€the€€coordinatorsÐ ü L  Ðand€sub„coordinators,€as€well€as€the€very€supportive€staff€of€the€Codification€Division,€are€to€beÐ è 8  Ðcommended.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àMr.€Chairman,€CARICOM€member€States€are€aware€of€the€nature€of€the€task€that€still€liesÐ ¬ü  Ðbefore€the€PREPCOM.€€€Much€still€remains€to€be€done.€€We€hope€that€the€constructive€approachÐ ˜è  Ðadopted€in€the€past€will€bring€to€fruition€the€efforts€of€the€PREPCOM€in€the€consideration€of€theÐ „Ô  Ðinternational€instruments€still€to€be€negotiated,€and€that€they€will€òòalsoóó€be€adopted€by€consensus.€€€WeÐ pÀ Ðsupport€€the€view€of€the€Bureau€of€the€PREPCOM€for€the€convening€of€two€sessions€of€two€weeksððÐ \¬ Ðduration€each€in€2001,€for€the€preparation€of€the€remaining€international€agreements,€and€think€thatÐ H˜ Ðsubstantial€progress€can€be€achieved€in€that€time.Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àIn€negotiating€the€instruments€still€on€the€agenda€of€the€PREPCOM,€it€is€important€that€we,€asÐ  \ Ðthe€international€community,€ensure€that€the€integrity€of€the€Rome€Statute€is€not€undermined€in€anyÐ øH Ðform€or€fashion.€€It€is€a€Statute€we€have€worked€assiduously€to€achieve,€a€Statute€which€21€States€haveÐ ä4 Ðalready€ratified€and€which€a€far€greater€number,€114,€have€signed€and€many€are€in€the€process€ofÐ Ð  Ðratifying.€€We€must€therefore€ensure€that€there€are€no€direct€or€indirect€amendments€to€the€StatuteÐ ¼  Ðoutside€of€its€very€clear€and€unambiguous€provisions€for€amendment.€We,€as€the€internationalÐ ¨ø Ðcommunity,€have€a€duty€to€ensure€that€the€future€agreements€uphold€the€spirit€and€intent€of€the€RomeÐ ”ä ÐStatute€if€we€are€to€have€the€strong,€effective€and€independent€Court€which€was€originally€envisaged.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àWhile€there€was€some€progress€on€the€question€of€the€crime€of€aggression€during€the€previousÐ X ¨ Ðsessions€of€the€PREPCOM,€which€we€welcome,€we€recognise€that€other€aspects€of€the€work€of€theÐ D!” ÐPREPCOM€required€our€more€immediate€attention.€€It€is€our€hope€that,€with€the€additional€time€to€beÐ 0"€  Ðallocated€for€consideration€of€this€question€in€future€sessions€of€the€PREPCOM,€the€meeting€will€makeÐ #l! Ðeven€greater€progress€on€the€definition€of€this€very€serious€crime€and€the€conditions€for€the€exerciseÐ $X" Ðof€jurisdiction€by€the€Court.€€It€is€important€that€this€issue€be€also€agreed€by€consensus.€This€is€a€taskÐ ô$D # Ðthat€will€require€the€demonstration€of€the€necessary€political€will€by€all€States.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àIf€we€are€to€continue€to€achieve€the€consensus€which€has€been€the€hallmark€of€the€work€of€theÐ ¸'#& ÐPREPCOM,€it€is€necessary€that€there€be€widespread€participation€of€delegations€in€the€negotiations.€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐIn€this€regard,€we€are€grateful€for€the€contributions€by€States€to€the€Trust€Fund€to€facilitate€theÐ )à$( Ðparticipation€of€the€Least€Developed€Countries€in€the€meetings€of€the€PREPCOM,€as€was€indicatedÐ |*Ì%) Ðby€the€Legal€Counsel€in€his€oral€report€yesterday.€€We€note,€however,€that€no€contributions€wereÐ h+¸&* Ðreceived€for€the€Trust€Fund€for€other€developing€countries,€and€would€like€to€encourage€States€thatÐ T,¤'+ Ðmay€be€desirous€of€making€a€contribution,€to€also€consider€doing€so€towards€the€other€Trust€Fund.€Ð @-(, ÐThis€will€ensure€even€greater€participation€of€developing€countries€in€the€future€sessions€of€theÐ ° ÐPREPCOM.Ð œì ÐÌà  àMr.€Chairman,€CARICOM€€member€states€remain€committed€to€the€Rome€Statute€of€theÐ tÄ ÐInternational€Criminal€Court,€and€look€forward€to€its€entry€into€force€in€the€near€future.€€The€existenceÐ `° Ðof€a€permanent€international€criminal€court,€which€will€try€persons€responsible€for€the€most€heinousÐ L œ Ðcrimes,€some€of€which€are€being€committed€today,€will€be€our€best€offering€to€the€peoples€of€the€worldÐ 8 ˆ Ðwho€have€been,€and€continue€to€be,€victims€of€such€crimes.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àI€thank€you€Mr.€Chairman.Ð ü L  Ð