UN member states urged to accept the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court

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Sep 24, 2012
Speaking at a United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, outlined that a strong rule of law was the backbone for legal protection of human rights.

She stressed the importance of states taking on the responsibility to uphold a rule of  law that was based on UN developed international human rights laws.

Pillay urged that member states to ratify the statue of the International Criminal Court, and highlighted that, safeguarding respect for the rule of law required effective accountability mechanisms for human rights violations.

The General Assembly gathered for its first ever High Level meeting to address the rule of law and the role it played in nations.

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