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In the Name of God the Most Merciful the Most Compassionate,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this conference, which will be an opportunity for dialogue on the International
Criminal Court, the desired position for it in the international justice system and its role in achieving the justice
that we all aspire for the peoples of the world at large.
At the outset, we must stress the keenness that we all accord to the suppression of crimes of aggression, genocide, war
crimes and crimes against humanity, and confirm our insistence on the need to bring the perpetrators to justice, in order
to maintain global security and stability, in recognition of human beings' dignity and legitimate rights.
In addition to the legal precedents established by the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials after the Second World War, we have also
witnessed in recent years several precedents of forceful handling of those crimes by the international criminal tribunals for
each of the former Republic of Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Cambodia and Sierra Leone. Those experiments have added a significant
legal legacy in this area.
And if we have not yet seen a global consensus on the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, to which
many countries have declined to accede to its founding Statute, it's then necessary for us to acknowledge that this statute
does not accommodate many of the serious crimes against which the court was incapable of achieving justice, such as those crimes
that have been perpetrated and still being committed against civilians under occupation in Gaza Strip.
On the other hand, the power granted to the UN Security Council to activate or stop the functioning of the Tribunal might be
incompatible with the independence necessary for the Tribunal to perform its tasks.
The criminal justice, whether local or international, has essential components which are adopted by all the legal systems in the
world and should always be adhered to and promoted to deliver the sublime goals of justice, foremost among these are impartiality
and equality before the law, and fair trial.
The international community has gone a long way in this area, where the International Criminal Court was one of its most important
achievements on the path to expeditious justice where nationality, ethnicity or religion are inadmissible. However, it will be an
essential basis for upgrading the international community and human civilization.
I am confident that this conference will contribute, with its valuable discussions, to laying down a new element in the course of
achieving the international justice
I wish you all success in your discussions and pleasant stay in Qatar.
May peace and mercy of God be upon you all.
Your Excellency the President of the International Criminal Court,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
