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Le Costa Rica et le Statut de Rome

PGA has a long and solid partnership history with parliamentarians from Costa Rica, a state party to the Rome Statute, which has also ratified the Kampala Amendments. Currently PGA’s work focuses on the full implementation of the Rome Statute and strengthening the cooperation of Costa Rica with the Court.

Rome Statute

The Republic of Costa Rica signed the Rome Statute on 7 October 1998 and deposited its instrument of ratification on 7 June 2001.

Kampala Amendments of 2010

Costa Rica was the 22nd State to ratify the Kampala Amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. It deposited the instrument of ratification on February 5, 2015, after the plenary of the Legislative Assembly had approved the instrument of ratification on 11 November 2014.

This development was, in no small part, thanks to the endless efforts of Dip. Alfaro Zamora, who, as President of the International Relations and Foreign Trade Committee, was one of the most active promoters of the Bill to ratify the Kampala Amendments in the Committee. After the 2014 parliamentary elections, the newly elected Dip. Ronny Monge and Dip. Gonzalo Ramirez, actively supported the inclusion of the Bill as a priority item in the plenary agenda. Please click here to learn more.

Status on the domestic implementation of the Rome Statute

The Congress of Costa Rica approved an amendment to the criminal code (Law 8272) in May 2003, which included an article referring to the crimes embodied in the international treaties that have been ratified by Costa Rica, including the Rome Statute of the ICC. A separate law including all crimes under the Rome Statute and complementarity provisions has been forwarded to Congress, but no decision on this matter has been taken so far. There is no legislation on cooperation with the ICC.

In June 29th, 2009, Bill No 16272 was tabled in the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica. This Bill includes a definition of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes and some of the general of law included in the Rome Statute.

At the 2010 Kampala Review Conference of the Rome Statute, Costa Rica pledged to work on ensuring the adoption of legislation that implements the Rome Statute at the domestic level.

As of September 2015, a Bill to amend the Criminal Code is under discussion at the parliament, however, as it includes other topics of internal nature, it is not expected to be voted soon.

Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC)

Costa Rica signed the APIC on 16 December 2002 and ratified it on 28 April 2011.

Additional Agreements

Costa Rica publicly rejected to sign a Bilateral Non-Surrender Agreement with the United States, regarding the US national´s surrender to the ICC.

ICC Progress and PGA Action

After the request of the PGA national group, the president of Costa Rica requested the bill on cooperation with the ICC presented by our member to be discussed at the extraordinary session that will last until April 2016

In June, 2015, PGA member, Dip. Ronny Monge submitted a bill to create a cooperation mechanism with the ICC. The will is being discussed in the Security Committee.

In March 2015, following a Parliamentary Workshop in Santo Domingo, Costa Rican MPs participating  in such event, committed to the following:

  • Amend the Criminal Code to achieve full implementation of the Rome Statute in the domestic legislation regarding principles of international law and crimes under the jurisdiction of the ICC, including the Crime of Aggression.
  • Promote the cooperation bill already introduced in the previous legislature and amend it to include new elements and best practice regarding States cooperation with the ICC.
  • Request the government to promote the ratification and implementation of the Rome Statute as well as political support for the International Criminal Court in all multilateral negotiations, especially with countries in Latin America.

PGA started working with new members of parliament given the change of the parliamentarians on May 2014 after the elections, Dip. Ronny Monge and Dip. Gonzalo Ramirez, through their participation in the Sub Regional Working Group in Uruguay in 2014 and in the Dominican Republic in 2015 to ensure the adoption of a Cooperation Bill in Parliament.

After Dip. Oscar Alfaro Zamora, former President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, participated in 2013 in the Sub-Regional Working Group and in PGA’s 35th Annual Forum, he requested PGA technical assistance in the drafting of a cooperation law that would be supported by the Government and that was presented in the Legislative Assembly by April 2014. PGA provided a customized cooperation bill based on our law model.

Dip. Ronny Monge Salas participated in the Eight session of The Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the International Criminal Court and the Rule of Law, held in Rabat, where the role of members of Parliament in bringing political support for the international criminal justice system was the central topic.

Dip. Ronny Monge and Dip. Gonzalo Ramirez  participated in the Sub-Regional Working Group on Challenges for the Effectiveness of the Rome Statute system in the Americas, held in the Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay on 27- 28 August 2014,  where they reaffirmed their commitment to continue promoting the Kampala Amendments Bill.

Dip. Oscar Gerardo Alfaro Zamora, assisted the 35th  Annual Parliamentary Forum held in the Parliament of Colombia, Bogotá, 9 and 10 December, 2013 and reaffirmed his willingness to present the implementation of the ICC (core crimes and cooperation) at the beginning of 2014.

Dip. Oscar Gerardo Alfaro Zamora assisted the Sub-Regional Working Group on Challenges for the Effectiveness of the Rome Statute system in the Americas, held in the Parliament of Uruguay, Montevideo, in September 16-17, 2013.

Dip. Ricardo Aime Toledo Carranza assisted PGA’s 26th Annual Forum: Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC and the Rule of Law - III session, held in the Parliament of  New Zealand, Wellington in December 6-7 2004.

Dip. Gerardo González Esquivel assisted the Parliamentarians and International Cooperation: 25th Anniversary Tribute & II Session of the Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the ICC and the Rule of Law, held in the United Nations Headquarters, United States, New-York in September 12-13 2003.

Further relevant information

As a member of the Organization of American States, Costa Rica has supported the promotion of the International Criminal Court through the adoption of an annual resolution by the General Assembly of the OAS, as well as by the holding of a annual working meeting of high level within the Political and Juridical Affairs Committee of the OAS. PGA members have been invited at numerous occasions to this meeting. For more information on the work of PGA within the OAS, click here

Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review

Within the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Costa Rica was reviewed during the 19th session of the UPR in 2014 where it received 2 recommendations to fully implement the Rome Statue, which it accepted. During the UNHRC-UPR 1st cycle, Costa Rica received no recommendations related to the Rome Statute and has been a staunch promoter of the universality of the Rome Statute. It has recommended to 2 states (Guinea and the United States) to consider the ratification of the Rome Statute as a human rights objective.


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Statut du système du Statut de Rome (en Février 2024) :

 
États ayant ratifié le Statut de Rome [124]
 
États ayant signé le Statut de Rome mais ne l’ayant pas encore ratifié [30]
 
États ayant décidé de se retirer du Statut de Rome [2]
 
États n’ayant ni signé ni ratifié le Statut de Rome
 


124 pays sont États Parties au Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale. Parmi eux, 33 sont membres du groupe des États d'Afrique, 19 sont des États d’Asie et du Pacifique, 19 sont des États d'Europe Orientale 28 sont des États d'Amerique Latine et des Caraïbes, et 25 sont dans le groupe États d'Europe occidentale et autres États.

Travail de PGA dans ce pays :

17 July, Day of International Justice and 20th of the Rome Statute.

PGA co-sponsored a high-level ministerial event at the UN to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute, International Justice Day, and the entry into force of the Court’s jurisdiction over the crime of aggression.

Draft law 19.665 on Cooperation and Relation with the ICC was unanimously approved during its reading debate.

Draft law 19.665 on Cooperation and Relation with the ICC was unanimously approved during its reading debate.

PGA Promotes the Universality of the Rome Statute at the Special Session of the OAS on the ICC

On 15 March 2018, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), participated in the 10th Special Session of the Organization of American States (OAS) on the International Criminal Court (ICC), organized by the OAS Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs.

The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica approved draft law 19.665 on Cooperation and Relation with the International Criminal Court.

The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica approved draft law 19.665 on Cooperation and Relation with the International Criminal Court.

(Left) Dip. Luis Petri (Argentina), Minister of Justice Jaime Campos, Dip. Ronny Monge and Dip. Tucapel Jimenez (Chile) / (Right) Dip. Ronny Monge (Costa Rica) with Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Edgardo Riveros

The PGA delegation was composed of Dip. Ronny Monge (Costa Rica), Dip. Luis Petri (Argentina), , and Dip. Tucapel Jiménez (Chile).

The Commitment of Costa Rica to international justice, democracy, human rights and the Rule of Law has been illustrated by the numerous initiatives of PGA Members in Parliament.

Le 16 mars 2017 à midi, la Présidente de PGA, Dip. Margarita Stolbizer, s’est entretenue avec le Président de l’Assemblée législative du Costa Rica

President of the Parliamentary Commission on Security and Drug Trafficking of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, Dip. Ronny Monge (PGA Board Member)

La coopération avec la Cour pénale internationale, une priorité pour le Costa Rica : la Commission parlementaire sur la sécurité et le trafic de drogue approuve un projet de loi sur la coopération avec la CPI

Dip. Ronny Monge Salas, Costa Rica serves on PGA’s Executive Committee. He is a Costa Rican lawyer and politician for the National Liberation Party.

Le 6 décembre 2016, le député Ronny Monge, membre du Comité exécutif de PGA, a déposé le projet de loi n°4573 qui modifie le Code pénal du Costa Rica afin de mettre en œuvre les crimes inclus dans le Statut de Rome ainsi que les Amendements de Kampala.

Dip. Antonio Alvarez Desanti, President of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica

The Secretariat of PGA received a letter from the President of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica Dip. Antonio Alvarez Desanti.

Les Membres de PGA à travers le continent africain et le reste du monde ont choisi de défendeur l’idéal de justice et demandent à leurs pairs sud-africains de s’assurer que ce retrait ne puisse avoir lieu.

Il a été révélé aujourd’hui que le gouvernement d’Afrique du Sud a notifié le Secrétariat général des Nations Unies de son intention de se retirer du Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI).

Ce séminaire visait à fournir un espace dans lequel les législateurs et les autres acteurs pertinents pourraient partager les progrès accomplis relatifs à la pleine mise en œuvre des principes et crimes contenus dans le Statut de Rome.

Les 28-29 septembre 2016, dans le cadre sa Campagne pour l’Efficacité et l’Universalité du Statut de Rome, l’Action Mondiale des Parlementaires (PGA) a organisé un séminaire parlementaire.

© Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica

MPs from Costa Rica and El Salvador strategized over progressing their respective processes of domestic implementation and ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC .

Costa Rica ratified the Rome Statute of the ICC on 7 June 2001, becoming the 33rd State Party to do so.

Parliamentarians celebrate the approval by the plenary of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica of the Kampala Amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Parliamentarians from Latin America at the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay in Montevideo, PGA Parliamentary Seminar and technical Workshop

The intense activities and discussions brought together over 25 Parliamentarians from 12 different Latin American States.

The discussions brought together over 20 Parliamentarians from 10 different Latin American States, such as Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, México, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.

In September 2013, PGA organized a Parliamentary Seminar and a technical Roundtable in the framework of a Sub-Regional Working Group on Challenges for the Effectiveness of the Rome Statute system in the Americas.

Publication

Guide parlementaire sur la Cour pénale internationale
Guide parlementaire sur la Cour pénale internationale

Guide parlementaire sur la Cour pénale internationale

It is imperative that the Rome Statute be ratified universally for the successful functioning of the Court. Parliamentarians should ensure that the ICC is truly universal.

Description

Créée par le Statut de Rome, la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) est la première juridiction internationale permanente et indépendante capable de poursuivre et de juger les individus ayant commis les violations les plus graves du droit international pénal, du droit international humanitaire et des droits humains.

Le Statut de Rome définit les crimes relevant de la compétence de la Cour et détaille les principes généraux et procédures applicables devant la Cour. Il définit également les obligations de coopération des États parties. La ratification universelle du Statut de Rome est une condition essentielle au bon fonctionnement de la Cour. Les parlementaires devraient ainsi s’assurer que la CPI soit réellement universelle.

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Additional Details

  • Type de publication: Toolkit
  • Auteur.e.s: Parliamentarians for Global Action

Publication

Manuel Pour Les Parlementaires: Processus National De Sélection Des Candidats Aux Élections Judiciaires De La Cour Pénale Internationale (CPI)
Manuel Pour Les Parlementaires: Processus National De Sélection Des Candidats Aux Élections Judiciaires De La Cour Pénale Internationale (CPI)

Manuel Pour Les Parlementaires: Processus National De Sélection Des Candidats Aux Élections Judiciaires De La Cour Pénale Internationale (CPI)

Description

La CPI est la première et seule Cour permanente et indépendante, ayant pour mandat d’enquêter et de poursuivre les personnes responsables des crimes les plus graves, à savoir le crime de génocide, les crimes contre l’humanité, les crimes de guerre, et le crime d’agression. Les 18 juges internationaux, élus pour un mandat de neuf ans, jouent un rôle clé dans la lutte contre l’impunité, puisqu’en rendant une jurisprudence de qualité et faisant autorité, ils sont les garants de procès équitables.

Ainsi, la qualité des juges revêt une importance fondamentale pour la performance, l’efficience et l’efficacité de la CPI – trois éléments indispensables pour s’assurer du succès à long terme de la Cour et du système du Statut de Rome dans son ensemble. Dans ce manuel, PGA propose une liste de critères et de recommandations spécifiques à l’intention des parlementaires, afin que ces derniers encouragent leurs gouvernements respectifs à améliorer les procédures nationales de sélection des candidats aux élections judiciaires de la CPI, ainsi qu’à adopter des bonnes pratiques et des mesures exigeantes qui garantiront l’équitabilité, la transparence et la méritocratie de ce processus. L’objectif ici, est de s’assurer que seuls les candidats juges ou juristes du plus haut calibre se retrouvent sur le bulletin de vote présenté lors des élections.

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Additional Details

  • Type de publication: Handbook
  • Auteur.e.s: Parliamentarians for Global Action

Publication

Manuel de ratification et de mise en œuvre des amendements de Kampala au Statut de Rome de la CPI sur le crime d’agression
Manuel de ratification et de mise en œuvre des amendements de Kampala au Statut de Rome de la CPI sur le crime d’agression

Manuel de ratification et de mise en œuvre des amendements de Kampala au Statut de Rome de la CPI sur le crime d’agression

Description

Nous considérons comme un honneur et un privilège de vous présenter le Manuel de ratification et de mise en œuvre des amendements de Kampala au Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale.

Il est le fruit de nos efforts de coopération visant à aider les États à ratifier les amendements adopté à Kampala par consensus – amendements qui sont essentiels au processus de criminalisation efficace de l’emploi illicite de la force dans les affaires internationales.

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Additional Details

  • Type de publication: Handbook
  • Auteur.e.s: Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations; Global Institute for the Prevention of Aggression; Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University (LISD); (Drafting Assistance by PGA)