Consequently, we accepted referral of the Darfur situation by the Security Council to the Court.

The referral of the situation in Darfur to the Court also demonstrates close cooperation between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court.

The report strongly recommended the referral of the crimes in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Brazil is in favour of the referral of the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

New Zealand welcomes the Security Council's referral of the situation in Darfur to the Court in March this year.

Our confidence in that high judicial organ is tangibly demonstrated by our recent referral of a contentious case to the Court.

The delay in the Maigrot case had been caused by the referral to the Supreme Court of a dispute about disclosure of documents.

The International Criminal Court received the referral of the situation in Darfur in the capacity of a well developed institution.

We welcome the Security Council's referral of the Darfur file to the Court, which we consider a significant step towards establishing the International Criminal Court as a custodian of international criminal justice.

2.3 The author appealed to the Hague Court of Appeal and, at the beginning of the hearing, sought referral of the case to another Court of Appeal, for the same reason as in 2.2 above.

Another critical landmark for the Court was the referral by the Security Council on 31 March 2005 of the situation in Darfur, the Sudan.

The referral of the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court by the Security Council last March proves that the Court has become, in a very brief time, an indispensable pillar in the architecture of international peace and security.

That trust was demonstrated by the referral of the situations in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic to the Court by the States themselves.

Referral to the Grand Mufti indicates a death sentence.

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We understand that it would be a contradiction to mention, in the very text of a referral by the Council to the ICC, measures that limit the jurisdictional activity of the Court.

The referral of the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court has brought an international, independent and impartial justice component to the collective international and regional efforts to end the violence in Darfur.

So far, the Referral Bench has granted six motions and only three are pending decision. One case, which was not appealed, has been referred to the Republic of Croatia and two have been referred to the War Crimes Chamber of the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina following the Appeals Chamber's affirmance of the Referral Bench's decisions.

Interlocutory Appeals 23 Contempt 1 Referral 2

Interlocutory Appeals 9 Contempt 0 Referral 2

(g) Victim protection and referral systems established

The fact that all Security Council members were directly or indirectly supportive of that referral was a very welcome development, and proof of the growing support for the Court.

She also stressed the view of the Commission that the referral to the International Criminal Court was the only credible way in which to bring alleged perpetrators to justice, and that it advised against other measures.

There is now a close and well established relationship between the International Criminal Court and the United Nations, as a result both of the adoption of a Relationship Agreement between the two organizations and of the Security Council's referral to the Court of the situation in Darfur.

On a second visit a referral might be made to a specialist.

To date, the Prosecutor has filed 12 referral motions involving 20 accused.

To date, the Prosecutor has filed 12 referral motions involving 20 accused.

The second is that upholding the ICC as we have, by adopting resolution 1593 (2005), will be to no avail unless we remain supportive of the Court as it exercises its prerogatives upon our referral.

Recalls the referral by the Security Council of the situation in Darfur since 1 July 2002 to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court,2 and also recalls article 13 (b) of the Rome Statute

Recalls the referral by the Security Council of the situation in Darfur since 1 July 2002 to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court,2 and also recalls article 13, subparagraph b, of the Rome Statute

Three other case files are under review for referral to other national jurisdictions.

The first referral to the Court by the Security Council, namely, the situation in Darfur, the Sudan, is strong testimony to the fact that peace and justice, often misunderstood as being mutually exclusive, can work hand in hand.

It recommends, given the circumstances, the referral of the situation to the International Criminal Court, which is the sole body with jurisdiction which can impartially, effectively and rapidly bring to trial those who bear major responsibility for those crimes.

C. Referral of cases involving intermediate and lower ranking accused to competent national jurisdictions

France, too, believed that referral to the International Criminal Court was the only solution both because we believe that it is our duty to do right by the victims and because taking such action will prevent the violations from continuing.

The report stated that there was irrefutable evidence in that respect and that the legal context for dealing with such serious human rights violations was the International Criminal Court, through a referral by the Council to the Court's Prosecutor.

A clinical center is an institution of a second referral level.

This is the first time the Council has approved a referral of criminal matters to the International Criminal Court, and that approval offers a rare opportunity for the Council to act promptly in one of the most important issues on the international agenda.

10. Recalls the referral by the Security Council of the situation in Darfur since 1 July 2002 to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court,See Security Council resolution 1593 (2005). and also recalls article 13 (b) of the Rome Statute

Following the referral of the situation, a delegation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) went to Addis Ababa to finalize the negotiations of a relationship agreement with the African Union, which had started in 2004, and to meet with officials of the African Union.

In the case of Darfur, the Security Council, through its referral to the International Criminal Court, reaffirmed its commitment to adopt appropriate measures to address the deliberate targeting of civilian populations and systematic, flagrant and widespread violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.

The three members who voted against referral were Venezuela, Syria and Cuba.

The remaining three decisions by the Referral Bench are currently pending appeal.

It seemed that in the case of Gibraltar there could be no programme of work, no visit by the Committee, no referral to the International Court of Justice, indeed no right to self determination at all simply because there was a dispute over sovereignty.

Bed differences range from approximately 50 in the provincial hospitals to over 100 in the referral hospitals.