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Title: | Inaugural session of the Conference for the Establishment of an International Criminal Court by the Year 1998 [Roger Ellul-Micallef] |
Authors: | Ellul-Micallef, Roger |
Keywords: | International criminal courts International criminal law Jurisdiction (International law) War crimes |
Issue Date: | 1998 |
Publisher: | Foundation for International Studies |
Citation: | Ellul-Micallef, R. (1998). Inaugural session of the Conference for the Establishment of an International Criminal Court by the Year 1998. Mediterranean Journal of Human Rights, 2(1), 7-9. |
Abstract: | Honorable Prime Minister, Distinguished Guests, Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to have been invited to address this inaugural session. On behalf of the University of Malta, I would like to state that we feel privileged to be associated with such an influential body as "No Peace Without Justice" in its praiseworthy efforts to promote the establishment of a permanent International Criminal Court. It is tragic to recall that, despite the aspirations and goals which inspired the founders of the United Nations, succeeding generations have not been saved from the scourge of war. Crimes against humanity - despite the Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials - continue to bring untold sorrow and tragedy. It has been estimated that since the end of the Second World War and the establishment of the United Nations, wars and practices condemned at Nuremberg have cost humanity some 20 million lives. The crimes, which were perpetrated during World War II, continue to be repeated. Sadly, we regularly read about or see the human tragedies of the victims of international crimes. Atrocities in the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Somalia are contemporary manifestations of this cruel reality. [excerpt] |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/114181 |
Appears in Collections: | Mediterranean Journal of Human Rights, volume 2, number 1 |
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