This session of the ASP, that will be held in New York from 30 November to 14 December 2007, will look at the issue of cooperation, in the light of the report prepared by the Bureau, and should make decisions on appropriate follow-up mechanisms. The Assembly will also look at the advances made in respect of the Court’s strategic planning process, including by considering a report on the progress of the Court’s victims’ strategy as well as the implementation of the Court’s outreach strategy. The ASP will play a crucial role in deciding how the Court will increase its impact and its presence in the field. The Assembly will also make decisions on the proposed amendments to the Regulations of the Trust Fund for Victims. In addition, this session of the ASP will discuss matters related to the budget of the Court for 2008, including the revised legal aid scheme. In deciding upon the budget, the ASP will determine what the Court’s activities will be in the coming year. Other issues on the agenda include the date, duration and venue of the Review Conference and follow-up discussions on the definition of the crime of aggression. Finally, the Assembly will elect three judges and six members of the Committee of Budget and Finance. It will also make recommendations to the judges on the appointment of the Registrar.
In this paper, FIDH puts forward specific recommendations to the sixth session of the ASP. In addition, as an active member of the thematic teams of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (Coalition or CICC), FIDH fully endorsed the CICC Teams’ Papers to which it contributed.
Table of content:
INTRODUCTION
I. FURTHER COOPERATION WITH THE COURT NEEDED
II. RECOMMENDATIONS IN RELATION TO VICTIMS AND AFFECTED COMMUNITIES
III. RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE COURT’S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2008
IV. REVISION OF THE STATUTE
V. ELECTIONS