§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they support the creation of a permanent international criminal court of adjudication on gross abuses of human rights, such as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
§ Baroness Chalker of WallaseyThe Government support the establishment of an International Criminal Court to try certain of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community; our support for the establishment of such a court is dependent, among other things, upon its being a court of last resort in cases where states are unable or unwilling to act. A court should only be established if it is generally accepted by the international community.
The Government will take a final decision as to whether to become party to the statute establishing such a court once the statute is finalised.