International Criminal Court Bill

Public Bill Committees

• International Criminal Court Bill [Lords], 1st sitting (46 speeches)
  [Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - The ICC and the ICC Statute (28 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 4, in page 1, line 8, after second `Statute', insert `, as corrected by the following proces-verbaux of rectification issued by the Secretary General of the United...
• International Criminal Court Bill [Lords], 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - The ICC and the ICC Statute (91 speeches)
    Amendment moved [this day]: No. 36, in page 1, line 9, leave out— `(other than the crime of aggression)'.—[Mr. Blunt.]
• International Criminal Court Bill [Lords], 3rd sitting (2 speeches)
  [Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
  • Clause 2 - Request for arrest and surrender (128 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 38, in page 2, line 8, at end insert— `unless he is satisfied that the person referred to is a citizen of the United Kingdom or the crime alleged was carried out...
• International Criminal Court [Lords], 4th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
  • Clause 2 - request for arrest and surrender (41 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 38, in page 2, line 8, at end insert `unless he is satisfied that the person referred to is a citizen of the United Kingdom or the crime alleged was carried...
• International Criminal Court Bill [Lords], 5th sitting (3 speeches)
  [Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
  • Clause 2 - Request for arrest and surrender (43 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 2, in page 2, line 19, after `demonstrate', insert `beyond reasonable doubt'. The clause covers the circumstances in which the Government are required to act on a...
• International Criminal Court Bill [Lords], 6th sitting (8 speeches)
  [Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
  • Clause 2 - Request for arrest and surrender (30 speeches)
    Question proposed [this day], That the clause stand part of the Bill. Question again proposed.
  • Clause 3 - Request for provisional arrest (8 speeches)
    Is it the Committee's will that clause 3 stand part— Mrs. Gillan rose—
  • Clause 5 - Proceedings for a delivery order (41 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 60, in page 4, line 3, after `court', insert— `or service court in the case of service personnel'. I am grateful to my hon. and learned Friend the Member for...
  • Clause 6 - Supplementary provisions as to proceedings before competent court (6 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 7 - Consent to surrender (4 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 8 - Procedure where court refuses order (6 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
• International Criminal Court Bill [Lords], 7th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
  • Clause 11 - Procedure where court makes order (5 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 12 - Right to review of delivery order (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 20, in page 8, line 35, at end insert— `( ) The Secretary of State shall not give directions for the execution of a delivery order where it does not appear to...
  • Clause 22 - Unscheduled landing (2 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 23 - Provisions as to state or diplomatic immunity (20 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 41, in page 14, line 17, leave out subsection (4) and insert— `( ) Where, in a particular case, the ICC has not made a final determination as to whether Article...
  • Schedule 2 - Delivery up of persons subject to criminal proceedings, &c. Question proposed, That this schedule be the Second schedule to the Bill. (4 speeches)
    The schedule belongs with clause 24, and I shall ask the Government some brief questions. First, paragraph 2(3) on page 48 states: ``If a delivery order is made and the criminal proceedings are...
  • Clause 25 - Documents having effect as warrants, &c. Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. (5 speeches)
    I have a brief and simple question. The clause deals with documents that have effect as warrants. The explanatory note states that ``This clause provides that a copy or a faxed version of a...
  • New Clause 1 - Jurisdiction of the court (36 speeches)
    `.—This Act shall have effect, subject to the making of a declaration by Her Majesty's Government in accordance with Article 124 of the ICC Statute, with the proviso that for a period of...
• International Criminal Court Bill [Lords], 8th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
  • New Clause 1 - Jurisdiction of the court (61 speeches)
    ``This Act shall have effect, subject to the making of a declaration by Her Majesty's Government in accordance with Article 124 of the ICC Statute, with the proviso that for a period of seven...
• International Criminal Court Bill [Lords], 9th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
  • New Clause 2 - Government responsibility to maintainlaw and order (3 speeches)
    `Nothing in the ICC Statute shall affect the responsibility of the Government to maintain or re-establish law and order in the State, or to defend the unity and territorial integrity of the...
  • New Clause 3 - Defence against unlawful use of force (13 speeches)
    ``(1) A person acts reasonably to defend himself or herself or another person or, in the case of war crimes, property which is essential for survival of the person, or another person, or...
  • New Clause 4 - Reporting of consultation between the ICC and Secretary of State (19 speeches)
    `The Secretary of State shall, following any consultation prior to any proposed warrant, or actual warrant, from the ICC, lay a report before the Foreign Affairs Select Committee of the House of...
  • New Clause 5 - Ratification: reservations and declarations (0 speeches)
    `The Secretary of State shall not ratify the ICC Statute unless— (a) a report is laid before Parliament, setting out— (i) any reservations Her Majesty's Government proposes to make...
  • New Clause 8 - Amendments of the ICC Statute (24 speeches)
    `If an amendment is adopted to the ICC Statute under Article 121, within six months of the meeting of the Assembly of States Parties which adopts such amendment Her Majesty's Government shall...
  • Clause 49 - Power to make provision for enforcement of other orders (4 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 59, in page 25, line 14, at end insert `, and (c) orders relating to the payment of reparations to victims of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court and from the...
• International Criminal Court Bill [Lords], 10th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
  • Clause 49 - Power to make provisons for enforcement of other orders (6 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 59, in page 25, line 14, at end insert ', and (c) orders relating to the payment of reparations to victims of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court from...
  • Schedule 8 - Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes: articles 6 to 9 (32 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 31, in page 72, line 13, leave out subsection (i).
  • Clause 51 - Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes (56 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 53, in page 27, line 11, leave out from first `Kingdom' to end of line 12.
  • Clause 84 - Short title (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 27 in page 44, line 3, leave out subsection (2).—[Mr. Battle.] Clause 84, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Schedule 1 agreed to. Bill, as amended, to...