ICC - First Anniversary of the ICC - Messages by President Carter and Judge Garzón Real

First Anniversary of the ICC - Messages by President Carter and Judge Garzón Real

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The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former US President Jimmy Carter and the Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón Real greeted the First Anniversary of the entry into force of the Rome Statute with two messages to the Court.

The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jimmy Carter foresees that “future generations will look back on this time as a watershed in our collective struggle for justice in the world”.

“Societies and people most at risk will rely on the Court to provide accountability for the most serious crimes and to deter future atrocities. The Court’s first cases will herald a new era in global rule of law”, Former US President Carter writes .

“The ICC represents the first peacetime attempt to provide a permanent response to the most degenerative phenomena in times of war or peace, embodied in the most heinous criminal figures inflicted upon the international community. The undisputed target of this peace initiative is the eradication of all “lawless spaces”, Judge Garzón Real writes .

“For those of us who believe in International Criminal Justice, the creation and operation of the ICC is a triumph of Justice and of Peace”, he adds.

The message of President Jimmy Carter is available in English and French.

The message of Judge Baltasar Garzón Real is available in English, French, and Spanish.