July 26, 2006: Nepali parliament directs gov't to sign Rome Statute
November 9, 2007: Govt urged to ratify Rome Statute
After the royal takeover of Februray 2005, calls for signing Rome Statute has gained momentum, so much so that the parliament passed a binding resolution urging the government to take necessary actions to ratify Rome Statute. However things have not moved a little even after one and a half year.
Rome Statute is a treaty which established the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2002. Currently 139 states have signed the treaty and 105 have actually ratified this treaty. Rome Statute provides ICC with jurisdiction over three kinds of offences: crime against humanity, genocide and war crimes.
Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) is global network of NGOs championing a fair and effective International Criminal Court. If you want to be involved in its cause, please visit here.
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