United Nations Security Council Resolution 1422
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 1422
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1422 was adopted unanimously by the United Nations Security Council on July 12 2002.[United Nations, 12 July 2002. " [http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2002/sc7450.doc.htm Security Council requests International Criminal Court not to bring cases against peacekeeping personnel from states not party to statute] " (press release, including full text of Resolution 1422). Accessed 5 August 2007.] It granted immunity from prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to United Nations peacekeeping personnel from countries that were not party to the ICC.]The resolution was passed at the insistence of the United States, which threatened to veto the renewal of all United Nations peacekeeping missions unless its citizens were shielded from prosecution by the ICC.[Human Rights Watch, " [http://hrw.org/campaigns/icc/docs/1422legal.htm The ICC and the Security Council: Resolution 1422] ". Accessed 5 August 2007.] ]Resolution 1422 came into effect on 1 July 2002 for a period of one year. It was renewed for twelve months by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1487, which was passed on June 12 2003. However, the Security Council refused to renew the exemption again in 2004 after pictures emerged of US troops abusing Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib, and the US withdrew its demand.[BBC News, 20 March 2006. " [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3834237.stm Q&A: International Criminal Court] ". Accessed 5 August 2007.] ]Text of the resolution
Resolution 1422 requests "that the ICC, if a case arises involving current or former officials or personnel from a contributing State not a Party to the Rome Statute over acts or omissions relating to a United Nations established or authorized operation, shall for a twelve-month period starting 1 July 2002 not commence or proceed with investigation or prosecution of any such case, unless the Security Council decides otherwise".ee also
*United States and the International Criminal Court
*American Servicemembers' Protection Act
References
External links
* [http://www.usunnewyork.usmission.gov/02_097.htm Explanation of Vote] by Ambassador John D. Negroponte, US Permanent Representative to the United Nations
* [http://www.iccnow.org/?mod=res1422 Coalition for the ICC] — collection of documents critical of Resolutions 1422 and 1487
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