The presence of these forces is an increasingly important deterrent to the resumption of hostilities.

Thus, the Senegalese delegation is of the view that rigorous application of such sanctions would act as a real deterrent.

In short, we understand the International Criminal Court to be a deterrent to the commission of the most grave crimes, but it is also a motor for promoting the rule of law within our countries.

Mr. Yokota also noted that the court system was a strong deterrent for companies as they were eager to avoid the damage to their reputation as a result of losing court cases related to human rights.

The Tribunal will also leave a legacy of international jurisprudence that can guide future courts and deter the future commission of these grave crimes.

We hope that that investigation creates a precedent for holding accountable perpetrators responsible for war crimes against children, and we believe that this will serve as effective deterrent for future violations.

The indictment of those criminals will serve as a stark deterrent to would be perpetrators of such crimes when they see that the Court means business.

Some animal species exhibit bioaccumulation as a mode of defense by consuming toxic plants or animal prey, a species may accumulate the toxin which then presents a deterrent to a potential predator.

At the same time, his delegation was convinced that robust peacekeeping and other missions would ipso facto serve as a deterrent to would be attacks on United Nations property or personnel.

It was clear that the investigation did not act as a deterrent for some of the troops, perhaps because they had not been made aware of the severe penalties for engaging in such conduct, nor had they seen any evidence of a negative impact on individual peacekeepers for such behaviour.