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Res. 1422/1487, 2004
Res. 1422/1487, 2004
The Security Council votes to refer Sudan to the ICC, the first such Security Council referral, on 31 March 2005. Credit: UN.
2002
Security Council Resolution 1422 (first passed in July 2002 and renewed as Resolution 1487 in June 2003) grants immunity to personnel from ICC non-States Parties involved in United Nations established or authorized missions for a renewable twelve-month period. CICC members support the conclusions of legal experts from many nations that Security Council Resolution 1422 is incompatible with the Rome Statute, demonstrates the improper use of the Security Council, and contradicts the UN Charter and other international law.

This section includes the texts of Resolutions 1422 and 1487, government statements made at the Security Council Open Meetings on these resolutions in 2002 and 2003, as well as legal analyses, press releases, and other documents by the CICC and its members.

2003
Security Council Resolution 1422 (first passed in July 2002 and renewed as Resolution 1487 in June 2003) grants immunity to personnel from ICC non-States Parties involved in United Nations established or authorized missions for a renewable twelve-month period. CICC members support the conclusions of legal experts from many nations that Security Council Resolution 1422 is incompatible with the Rome Statute, demonstrates the improper use of the Security Council, and contradicts the UN Charter and other international law.

This section includes the texts of Resolutions 1422 and 1487, government statements made at the Security Council Open Meetings on these resolutions in 2002 and 2003, as well as legal analyses and other documents by the CICC and its members.

2004
Security Council Resolution 1422 (first passed in July 2002 and renewed as Resolution 1487 in June 2003) granted immunity to personnel from ICC non-States Parties involved in United Nations established or authorized missions for a renewable twelve-month period. Despite US efforts to renew this resolution again in 2004, the US withdrew the resolution once they could not secure enough votes in the Security Council.

This section includes statements by UN officials as well as legal analyses, press releases and other documents by the CICC and its members.
Government and Inter-governmental Documents
Author Date and Title
Canada, Ireland, Jordan, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
20 May 2004
Letter from the representatives of Canada, Ireland, Jordan, Liechtenstein and Switzerland addressed to the President of the Security Council on United Nations peacekeeping
India
10 July 2003
Statement by H.E. Ambassador V.K. Nambiar, Permanent Representative of India to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Argentina
12 June 2003
Statement by H.E. Arnoldo M. Listre, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the Proposed Renewal of the Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1422 (New York, USA)
Brazil
12 June 2003
Statement by Ms Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Chargée d’affaires of the Mission of Brazil to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the Proposed Renewal of the Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1422 (New York, USA)
Canada
12 June 2003
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Paul Heinbecker, Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the Proposed Renewal of the Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1422 (New York, USA)
DRC
12 June 2003
Statement by Zenon Mukongo Ngay, Legal Advisor to the DRC at the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the Proposed Renewal of the Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1422 (New York, USA)
EU
12 June 2003
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Adamantios Th. Vassilakis, Permanent Representative of Greece to the UN, on behalf of the EU, at the UN Security Council open debate on the Proposed Renewal of the Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1422 (New York, USA)
France
12 June 2003
Statement by Michel Duclos, Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the Proposed Renewal of the Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1422 (New York, USA)
Jordan
12 June 2003
Statement by H.R.H Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the Proposed Renewal of the Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1422 (New York, USA)
Liechtenstein
12 June 2003
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Representative of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the Proposed Renewal of the Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1422 (New York, USA)
Netherlands
12 June 2003
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Dirk Jan Van Den Berg, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the Proposed Renewal of the Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1422 (New York, USA)
Rio Group
12 June 2003
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Oswaldo De Rivero, Permanent Representative of Peru to the UN, on behalf of the Rio Group, at the UN Security Council open debate on the Proposed Renewal of the Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1422 (New York, USA)
South Africa
12 June 2003
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the Proposed Renewal of the Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1422 (New York, USA)
Switzerland
12 June 2003
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Jenö C.A. Staehelin, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the Proposed Renewal of the Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1422 (New York, USA)
UN Member States (SC)
12 June 2003
Verbatim Notes from UN Security Council Public Meeting on Proposed Renewal of Resolution 1422
UN Member States (SC)
12 June 2003
Excerpts from the Statements made at the Open Meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the Renewal of Resolution 1422 (Resolution 1487) For the full text of the statements made by each country please visit this link
USA
12 June 2003
Statement by H.E. Ambassador James Cunningham, Deputy United States Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the Proposed Renewal of the Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1422 (New York, USA)
Uruguay
12 June 2003
Uruguay - Statement by H.E. Ambassador Dr. Felipe H. Paolillo the Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the Proposed Renewal of the Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1422 (New York, USA) - Español
Senador Navarrete
11 June 2003
Carta del Senador Navarrete al Presidente Fox
ACP - EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
03 Apr 2003
Resolution on the International Criminal Court, adopted by the African, Carribean, and Pacific Group of States - European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly held in Brazzavile, Republic of the Congo
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
25 Feb 2003
Excerpt on the ICC and UN Security Council Resolution 1422 from the Final Document adopted by the Non-Aligned Movement at its 2003 Meeting of Heads of States & Governments (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Germany
09 Sept 2002
Statement by Mr. Jürgen Chrobog, State Secretary in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Germany, at the first session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC (New York, United States)
EU
18 July 2002
Statement by the Danish Presidency of the European Union on Bosnia and Herzegovina
EU
13 July 2002
Statement by the Danish Presidency of the European Union on the Security Council's unanimous decision concerning Bosnia and Herzegovina/ International Criminal Court
EU
13 July 2002
Statement by Foreign Minister Per Stig Møller regarding the UN Security Council's unanimous vote to prolong the mandate for the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
EU
13 July 2002
Statement by the Danish Presidency of the European Union on the Security Council’s unanimous decision concerning Bosnia and Herzegovina/International Criminal Court (New York, USA)
EU
13 July 2002
Statement by Foreign Minister Per Stig Møller regarding the UN Security Council’s unanimous vote to prolong the mandate for the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Germany
12 July 2002
Statement by German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer on the decision taken by the UN Security Council regarding UNMIBH (New York, USA)
Ireland
12 July 2002
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Brian Cowen T.D. welcoming the agreement on UN Peacekeeping and the International Criminal Court (New York, USA)
New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil and Canada
12 July 2002
Letter from Ambassadors of New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil and Canada specifically rejecting US Proposal of 12 July 2002
Sierra Leone
12 July 2002
Statement by H. E. Ambassador Allieu I. Kanu, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
10 July 2002
Statement by the delegate from the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Dr. Mirza Kusljugic, Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Brazil
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Gelson Fonseca Jr., Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Canada
10 July 2002
Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Paul Heinbecker, Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Cuba
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Bruno Rodriguez Parilla, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
EU
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Ellen Margrethe Løj, Permanent Representative of Denmark to the UN, on behalf of the Danish Presidency of the European Union, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
France
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Jean-David Levitte, Permanent Representative to of France to the UN, at the UN Security Council Open debate on the Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Germany
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Dr. Hanns Schumacher, from the Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Mohammad H. Fadaifard, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Ireland
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Richard Ryan, from the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Jordan
10 July 2002
Statement by H.R.H. Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Jordan, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Liechtenstein
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Claudia Fritsche, Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Malaysia
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Hasmy Agam, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Mongolia
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador J. Enkhsaikhan from the Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
New Zealand
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Don Mackay, Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Norway
10 July 2002
Statement by H. E. Ambassador Ole Peter Kolby from the Permanent Mission of Norway to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Rio Group
10 July 2002
Statement by Maria Elena Chassoul from the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the UN, on behalf of the Rio Group, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Samoa
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Tuiloma Neroni Slade, Permanent Representative of Samoa to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Serbia & Montenegro
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Dejan Sahovic, Permanent Representative of Yugoslavia to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
South Africa
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Dumisani S. Kumalo, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Switzerland
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Jeno C.A. Staehelin, Permanent Observer of Switzerland to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
UN Member States (SC)
10 July 2002
Excerpts from the open meeting at the Security Council on the Situation of the Bosnia Peacekeeping Mission (New York, USA) For the full text of the statements made by each country please visit this link
USA
10 July 2002
Statements by H.E. Ambassador John D. Negroponte, Permanent Representative of the USA to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Ukraine
10 July 2002
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Valeriy Kuchynsky, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
EU
09 July 2002
Statement by Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller on the International Criminal Court and the UN Mission to Bosnia (New York, USA)
EU
05 July 2002
Statement by the Danish Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the International Criminal Court, regarding the US veto of a resolution extending the mandate of the UN mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (New York, USA)
Canada
03 July 2002
Statement by Canada at special plenary to respond to US efforts for blanket exemptions
EU
03 July 2002
Statement by EU Commissioner Chris Patten on the ICC and the UN Mission mandate in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fiji
03 July 2002
Statement by Fiji at special plenary to respond to US efforts for blanket exemptions
ICC States Parties
03 July 2002
Excerpts of statements at special plenary to respond to US efforts for blanket exemptions
Liechtenstein
03 July 2002
Statement by Liechtenstein at special plenary to respond to US efforts for blanket exemptions
New Zealand
03 July 2002
Statement by New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade against US efforts for blanket exemptions
Switzerland
03 July 2002
Statement by Switzerland at special plenary to respond to US efforts for blanket exemptions
Denmark
01 July 2002
Statement by Denmark on behalf of the EU statements at special plenary to respond to US efforts for blanket exemptions
Liechtenstein
01 July 2002
Statement by Liechtenstein at special plenary to respond to US efforts for blanket exemptions
Yugoslavia
01 July 2002
Statement by Yugoslavia at special plenary to respond to US efforts for blanket exemptions
USA
30 June 2002
Explanation of vote by H.E. Ambassador John D. Negroponte, United States Permanent Representative to the UN, on the renewal of the mandate for the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Security Council (New York, USA)
USA
30 June 2002
Remarks by H.E. Ambassador John D. Negroponte, United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, following the vote on the renewal of the mandate of the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the Security Council (New York, USA)
Mexico
28 June 2002
Statement from the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the UN, regarding Mexico’s position on the US and French Proposals on the UMIBH resolution (New York, USA)
USA
19 June 2002
Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Richard S. Williamson, US Alternate Representative to the UN, regarding the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Security Council (New York, USA)
ICC Statements and Reports
Quotes and Statements