Conditional ratification of the Rome Statute in Ukraine
Ukraine’s parliament approved the Rome Statute, which is a condition for the country to join the International Criminal Court, but lawmakers are concerned that Ukrainian citizens will be accused of war crimes at the court.
According to ISNA, “Yaroslav Zhelezniak”, a Ukrainian legislator, announced that the parliament of this country has approved the Rome Statute; The statute which is the fundamental document of the International Criminal Court.
This Ukrainian lawmaker announced on his Telegram channel that 281 out of 328 representatives of Ukraine have agreed to the ratification of this statute, “Parliament has supported the ratification of the Rome Statute.”
Another Ukrainian lawmaker, “Irina Khrushchenko”, said that this international treaty was approved with the condition that the International Criminal Court would not have jurisdiction to investigate the accusations of Ukrainian citizens under Article 8 of the Rome Statute for seven years after its entry into force; Article that includes war crimes.
The member of the Ukrainian parliament said that Ukrainian lawmakers are still considering the right time to implement this statute, because they fear that Ukrainian citizens will be convicted of war crimes and Kiev will be forced to comply with the rulings of the International Criminal Court.
In mid-June, Ukraine pledged to ratify the treaty as part of its security agreement with Japan, as well as the EU-Ukraine Cooperation Agreement.
The Rome Statute was drafted in 1998 to establish the International Criminal Court so that the intergovernmental organization could investigate genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression. So far, 137 countries have signed this treaty, but only 124 countries have officially ratified it.
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