4 Amendments of Wolfgang KREISSL-DÖRFLER related to 2011/2185(INI)
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Warmly welcomes the HR/VP's statement to Parliament on 13 December 2011 following up on Parliament's long- standing call for the creation of an EU Special Representative on Human Rights; endorses her view that this would ‘act as a catalyst and raise our profile internationally’, and urges the creation of this function forthwith; calls for the post- holder to be expert in, and represent the HR/VP in relation to, international humanitarian law and international justicefurther recommends that an 'EU Special Representative on International Humanitarian Law and International Justice' be appointed to advance EU policy and actions on the ICC effectively, as well as to assist in ensuring the effective mainstreaming of justice and the fight against impunity in EU foreign policies;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the mainstreaming of international justice must include systematically taking account of the fight against impunity and the principle of complementarity in the broader context of trade, development and rule-of-law assistance; stresses that victims must be the central concern; recommends that the Rome Statute of the ICC be added to the package of international treaties on good governance and the rule of law to be ratified by third countries admitted to the System of Generalised Preferences Plus (GSP+); recommends the consistent inclusion of ICC clauses in EU agreements with third countries;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the updating of the EU's policy on the ICC through the Council Decision of 21 March 2011 and the revision of the EU Action Plan on the ICC of 12 July 2011; recognises the efforts of the European Commission to establish an 'EU Complementarity Toolkit' aimed at supporting the development of national capacities and generating political will for the investigation and prosecution of alleged international crimes, and stresses the importance of thorough consultations with EU Member States, the European Parliament and civil society organisations in order to finalise the toolkit; encourages the EU and its Member States to adopt a set of internal guidelines outlining a code of conduct for contacts with persons wanted by the ICC; calls on all Member States (notably the Republic of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg and Portugal) to sign framework agreements with the ICC in order to facilitate cooperation and to fully integrate the Rome Statute into national legislationfully integrate the Rome Statute into national legislation, in particular by enacting relevant national legislation on cooperation with the Court and by concluding framework agreements with the ICC in order to facilitate cooperation, in particular to ensure the execution of arrest warrants and other Court requests;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recommends that the EU systematically include ICC clauses in agreements with third countries and promote respect for, cooperation with and assistance to the ICC within the framework of the Cotonou Agreement and of dialogues between the EU and regional organisations such as the African Union, the Arab League, ASEAN, the Organisation of American States, and the OSCE, and third countries;