§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the countries that(a) have signed the accession treaty to the International Criminal Court, (b) are expected to sign and (c) have deposited the instruments of ratification, giving the date of ratification in each case; and which of the non-ratificants have indicated that they may withhold their ratification. [674751
§ Mr. StrawFollowing is a table of countries which have signed, ratified or acceded to the Rome statute, containing relevant dates. I have no specific information about countries expected to sign up to the statute; however, there have been eight ratifications in the last month, bringing the total to 75.
We are not systematically informed of countries' intentions to withhold ratification. However, on 6 May 2002, the United States declared its intention not to become a party. On 30 June the Israeli cabinet announced that it too would withhold ratification.
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Participants Participant Signature Ratification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a) Albania 18 July 1998 Algeria 28 December 2000 Andorra 18 July 1998 30 April 2001 Angola 7 October 1998 Antigua and Barbuda 23 October 1998 18 June 2001 Argentina 8 January 1999 8 February 2001 Armenia 1 October 1999 Australia 9 December 1998 1 July 2002 Austria 7 October 1998 28 December 2000 Bahamas 29 December 2000 Bahrain 11 December 2000 Bangladesh 16 September 1999 Barbados 8 September 2000 Belgium 10 September 1998 28 June 2000 Belize 5 April 2000 5 April 2000 Benin 24 September 1999 22 January 2002 Bolivia 17 July 1998 27 June 2002 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 July 2000 11 April 2002 Botswana 8 September 2000 8 September 2000 Brazil 7 February 2000 20 June 2002 Bulgaria 11 February 1999 11 April 2002 Burkina Faso 30 November 1998 Burundi 13 January 1999 Cambodia 23 October 2000 11 April 2002 Cameroon 17 July 1998 Canada 18 December 1998 7 July 2000 Cape Verde 28 December 2000 Central African Republic 7 December 1999 3 October 2001 Chad 20 October 1999 Chile 11 September 1998 Colombia 10 December 1999 Comoros 22 September 2000 Congo 17 July 1998 Costa Rica 7 October 1998 7 June 2001 Cöte d'Ivoire 30 November 1998 Croatia 12 October 1998 21 May 2001 Cyprus 15 October 1998 7 March 2002
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Participants Participant Signature Ratification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a) Czech Republic 13 April 1999 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8 September 2000 11 April 2002 Denmark2 25 September 1998 21 June 2001 Djibouti 7 October 1998 Dominica 12 February 2001 a Dominican Republic 8 September 2000 Ecuador 7 October 1998 5 February 2002 Egypt 26 December 2000 Eritrea 7 October 1998 Estonia 27 December 1999 30 January 2002 Fiji 29 November 1999 29 November 1999 Finland 7 October 1998 29 December 2000 France 18 July 1998 9 June 2000 Gabon 22 December 1998 20 September 2000 Gambia 4 December 1998 28 June 2002 Georgia 18 July 1998 Germany 10 December 1998 11 December 2000 Ghana 18 July 1998 20 December 1999 Greece 18 July 1998 15 May 2002 Guinea 7 September 2000 Guinea-Bissau 12 September 2000 Guyana 28 December 2000 Haiti 26 February 1999 Honduras 7 October 1998 1 July 2002 Hungary 15 January 1999 30 November 2001 Iceland 26 August 1998 25 May 2000 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 31 December 2000 Ireland 7 October 1998 11 April 2002 Israel 31 December 2000 Italy 18 July 1998 26 July 1999 Jamaica 8 September 2000 Jordan 7 October 1998 11 April 2002 Kenya 11 August 1999 Kuwait 8 September 2000 Kyrgyzstan 8 December 1998 Latvia 22 April 1999 28 June 2002 Lesotho 30 November 1998 6 September 2000 Liberia 17 July 1998 Liechtenstein 18 July 1998 2 October 2001 Lithuania 10 December 1998 Luxembourg 13 October 1998 8 September 2000 Madagascar 18 July 1998 Malawi 2 March 1999 Mali 17 July 1998 16 August 2000 Malta 17 July 1998 Marshall Islands 6 September 2000 7 December 2000 Mauritius 11 November 1998 5 March 2002 Mexico 7 September 2000 Monaco 18 July 1998 Mongolia 29 December 2000 11 April 2002 Morocco 8 September 2000 Mozambique 28 December 2000 Namibia 27 October 1998 25 June 2002 Nauru 13 December 2000 12 November 2001 Netherlands3 18 July 1998 17 July 2001 A New Zealand4 7 October 1998 7 September 2000 Niger 17 July 1998 11 April 2002 Nigeria 1 June 2000 27 September 2001 Norway 28 August 1998 16 February 2000 Oman 20 December 2000 Panama 18 July 1998 21 March 2002 Paraguay 7 October 1998 14 May 2001 Peru 7 December 2000 10 November 2001 Philippines 28 December 2000 Poland 9 April 1999 12 November 2001 Portugal 7 October 1998 5 February 2002 Republic of Korea 8 March 2000 Republic of Moldova 8 September 2000 Romania 7 July 1999 11 April 2002 Russian Federation 13 September 2000 Saint Lucia 27 August 1999 Samoa 17 July 1998 San Marino 18 July 1998 13 May 1999 Sao Tome and Principe 28 December 2000 Senegal 18 July 1998 2 February 1999 Seychelles 28 December 2000 Sierra Leone 17 July 1998 15 September 2000
Participants Participant Signature Ratification, Acceptance (a), Approval (AA), Accession (a) Slovakia 23 December 1998 11 April 2002 Slovenia 7 October 1998 31 December 2001 Solomon Islands 3 December 1998 South Africa 17 July 1998 27 November 2000 Spain 18 July 1998 24 October 2000 Sudan 8 September 2000 Sweden 7 October 1998 28 June 2001 Switzerland 18 July 1998 12 October 2001 Syrian Arab Republic 29 November 2000 Tajikistan 30 November 1998 5 May 2000 Thailand 2 October 2000 The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 7 October 1998 6 March 2002 Trinidad and Tobago 23 March 1999 6 April 1999 Uganda 17 March 1999 14 June 2002 Ukraine 20 January 2000 United Arab Emirates 27 November 2000 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 30 November 1998 4 October 2001 United Republic of Tanzania 29 December 2000 United States of America5 31 December 2000 Uruguay 19 December 2000 28 June 2002 Uzbekistan 29 December 2000 Venezuela 14 October 1998 7 June 2002 Yemen 28 December 2000 Yugoslavia 19 December 2000 6 September 2001 Zambia 17 July 1998 Zimbabwe 17 July 1998
§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects Afghanistan to ratify the International Criminal Court treaty. [67474]
§ Mr. StrawThis issue of when Afghanistan might ratify the Statute establishing the International Criminal Court is a matter for the Government of Afghanistan. I have no specific information on their approach/timetable, but I will make inquiries and write to the hon. Member.