§ Mr. StephenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will press for amendment of the statute of the International Court of Justice to permit the trial before the court of individuals accused of grave crimes against humanity.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe question of the establishment of an international criminal court is under consideration by the International Law Commission. The Government are following closely the commission's deliberations on the various proposals which have been put forward. The statute of the International Court of Justice provides that only states may be parties in cases before the court.