ICC Vice-President meets with the Minister of Justice of Montenegro

On 6 December 2010, the First Vice-President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Fatoumata Dembele Diarra, met with the Minister of Justice of Montenegro, H.E. Mr Miras Radovic, at the seat of the Court, in The Hague (The Netherlands).

The ICC Vice-President welcomed Justice Minister Radovic to the Court, and expressed appreciation for Montenegro’s support to the ICC. She said “Montenegro has proven its commitment to the International Criminal Court by adopting the law on cooperation with the ICC in 2009 and participating in the Review Conference in Kampala earlier this year.”

Justice Minister Radovic reiterated Montenegro’s full commitment to the ICC and the Rome Statute. “We believe that the ICC is the most significant mechanism for safeguarding human rights and the principles of humanitarian law”, he said. He also added that, “We are committed to further strengthening cooperation with the ICC and to demonstrating unity in accomplishing goals that are truly achievable.”

During his visit, Justice Minister Radovic also met with high-ranking officials from the Office of the Prosecutor.

The ICC, governed by the Rome Statute, is the first permanent, treaty-based, international criminal court established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community, namely war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and the crime of aggression. The ICC is an independent international organisation, and is not part of the United Nations system.

 

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Minister of Justice of Montenegro, H.E. Mr Miras Radovic, meeting with officials from the ICC Office of the Prosecutor © ICC-CPI

 

 

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