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Res. 1593
Res. 1593
ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo held a press briefing on 5 April 2005, after receiving from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan a sealed envelope including a list of individuals named by the Commission of Inquiry as suspects of grave international crimes.
Close to midnight on 31 March 2005, the United Nations Security Council voted to refer the situation in Darfur, Sudan to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, the Security Council vote counted 11 countries in favor of the referral, none against and 4 countries—Algeria, Brazil, China and the United States—abstaining. This Security Council vote marks the first time the Security Council has referred a case to the ICC whose treaty, the Rome Statute, came into force on 1 July 2002. On 6 June 2005, the Prosecutor of the ICC, Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo officially opened an investigation into crimes committed in Darfur. Under Council Resolution 1593 (2005), the ICC Prosecutor is invited to address the Council every six months on the progress of his investigation in Darfur.
Government and Inter-governmental Documents
Authorascending Date and Title
Algeria
31 Mar 2005
Explanation of vote on Security Council Resolution 1593, referring the situation in Darfur to the ICC
Australia
06 Apr 2005
Media Release – Australia supports Security Council decision to refer Darfur to ICC
Belgium
05 June 2008
Déclaration de la Belgique auprès des Nations Unies (Darfour)
Belgium
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593
Burkina Faso
05 June 2008
Déclaration sur le rapport du procurer de la Cour Penale Internationale sur le Soudan
Burkina Faso
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593
Canada
01 Apr 2005
Statement by Prime Minister Paul Martin following statement after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1593 on Sudan
Canada
04 Apr 2005
News Release – Canada contributes C$500,000 to International Criminal Court for Darfur investigations
China
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593
Costa Rica
05 June 2008
Intervention by Costa Rica on occasion of the 5905th session of the Security Council
Costa Rica
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593
Council of the European Union
31 Mar 2008
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the Anniversary of the referral of the situation in Darfur/Sudan to the ICC
Council of the European Union
13 Dec 2010
Council Conclusions on Sudan
Croatia
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593 (Croatia)
Denmark
31 Mar 2005
Explanation of vote on Security Council Resolution 1593, referring the situation in Darfur to the ICC
France
31 Mar 2005
Explanation of vote on Security Council Resolution 1593, referring the situation in Darfur to the ICC (French)
France
31 Mar 2005
Statement by the French Ambassador De la Sablière after the vote of resolution 1593
France
05 June 2008
Intervention à la suite de la présentation du rapport de M. Luis Moreno-Ocampo en application de la résolution 1593 (2005)
France
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593
Germany
01 Apr 2005
Fischer on the UN Security Council’s Resolution to Call in the ICC to Prosecute Human Rights Abuses in Darfur, Sudan
Indonesia
05 June 2008
Statement by the Republic of Indonesia at the Security Council Briefing under Agenda Item: “Reports of the Secretary-General on Sudan”
Indonesia
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593
Italy
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593
Libya
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593
Panama
05 June 2008
Intervención del Representante Permanente de Panamá: Exposición del Fiscal de la Corte Penal Internacional (Darfur)
Panama
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593
Panama
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593
Romania
01 Apr 2005
Statement following the adoption of Security Council 1593 referring the situation in Darfur to the ICC
Russian Federation
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon
31 July 2008
Report of the Secretary-General on the deployment of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
South Africa
05 June 2008
Statement by South Africa on the Seventh Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593 (2005)
South Africa
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593
Sudan
29 June 2005
Informal Remarks by the Permanent Representative of Sudan, at the Media Stakeout following the UN Security Council meeting on Darfur (Unofficial Transcript), New York, UN Headquarters
Sudan
20 Sept 2007
Comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of Sudan on Darfur (CICC unofficial transcript)
UN Member States (SC)
31 Mar 2005
Excerpts from the Statements made at the United Nations Security Council meeting on the referral of Darfur to the ICC
UN Member States (SC)
31 Mar 2005
Verbatim Notes from UN Security Council 5158th Meeting on Resolution 1593 referring the situation in Darfur to the ICC
UNSC
05 June 2008
Transcript of all government statements at the Security Council Briefing under Agenda Item: “Reports of the Secretary-General on Sudan”
UNSC
18 June 2008
Statement by the President of the Security Council
UNSC
03 Dec 2008
Briefing by Luis Moreno-Ocampo to UNSC on Darfur and Government Responses: Verbatim Record
USA
31 Mar 2005
Explanation of vote on Security Council Resolution 1593, referring the situation in Darfur to the ICC
USA
01 Apr 2005
Press release “United States Abstains on U.N. Darfur War Crimes Resolution”
USA
01 Apr 2005
United States Abstains on U.N. Darfur War Crimes Resolution
United Kingdom
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593
United States
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593
Vietnam
05 June 2008
Statement by Vietnam after the briefing of ICC Prosecutor on implementation of res1593 (2005)
Vietnam
03 Dec 2008
Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593