Deputy Chairperson of Committee on Legal Policy and Justice Serhii Alekseyev meets representatives of "Parliamentarians for Global Action" International Network

Information Department
15 December 2015, 15:05




Before making a final decision on the ratification of the Rome Statute and the terms of its entry into force it is necessary to thoroughly study the best practices, Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on Legal Policy and Justice Serhii Alekseyev said after the meeting with representatives of the "Parliamentarians for Global Action" international network.

"The decision on the ratification of the Rome Statute and the terms of its entry into force is very important for Ukraine, since it is one of the conditions of the Association Agreement with the EU. Therefore, before its approval it is necessary to study international experience and of Georgia in particular, which faced unexpected consequences after the ratification of the Rome Statute," he said.
Serhii Alekseyev reminded that according to the transitional provisions of the proposed by the President of Ukraine amendments to the Constitution as regards justice, the Rome Statute will enter into force in three years after its ratification. This precaution, he says, is due to, in particular, negative experience of Georgia, when Russia after the military actions in the territory of this country, distorting facts, started throwing lawsuits against the Georgian military at international institutions.
"To remove such precautions is only possible by demonstration of the practical application of the International Criminal Court's provisions, and that the ratification of the Rome Statute may assist in bringing to justice those who committed crimes against humanity, war crimes. In addition, the Rome Statute may serve as a certain safeguard against such actions in the future," he said.
Serhii Alekseyev also noted that President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko advocates the speediest adoption of the amendments to the Constitution both in regard to decentralization, and in regard to justice. This, according to his words, will let Ukraine move forward, that is why the faction of the Party "Petro Poroshenko Bloc" will do its utmost to speed up consideration of the relevant draft laws.
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