§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people have been charged with offences before the International War Crimes Tribunal; and how many have been(a) convicted and (b) acquitted. [15335]
§ Peter HainThere are two International Criminal Tribunals, that for former Yugoslavia in The Hague (ICTY), and that for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania (ICTR).
At ICTY, 61 indictees have appeared in proceedings before the tribunal. Twenty-five have been convicted, two acquitted, three have had convictions overturned on appeal, 17 are at pre-trial stage, seven on trial, three awaiting sentencing judgment and one awaiting judgment.
At ICTR, 52 indictees have appeared in proceedings before the tribunal. Nine have been convicted, none have been acquitted or had convictions overturned on appeal, 26 are at the pre-trial stage and 17 currently on trial.
These statistics and further information are available on the Tribunals' websites at www.un.org.icty and www.ictr.org.
The United Kingdom ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, in New York, on 4 October 2001, being the 42nd state to do so. Forty-six states have now ratified. The court will be established immediately following the 60th ratification. It will not have retrospective jurisdiction.