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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-08more like thismore than 2014-09-08
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Zimbabwe remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to presenting a case to the International Criminal Court to bring charges against President Mugabe for genocide and crimes against humanity. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Blencathra more like this
uin HL1859 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-22more like thismore than 2014-09-22
answer text <p>Zimbabwe is not a party to the Rome Statute so the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction over events which have taken place in that country.</p><p>For the ICC's Prosecutor to be able to initiate an investigation in these circumstances either the Government of Zimbabwe would have to voluntarily accept the ICC’s jurisdiction, or a referral from the UN Security Council would be required.</p><p>Under the Rome Statute the Security Council can only refer a situation to the ICC; it cannot refer the case of any specific individual.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-22T10:48:29.3022435Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-22T10:48:29.3022435Z
answering member
3474
label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
tabling member
497
label Biography information for Lord Blencathra more like this