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International Criminal Court (Jersey) Law 2014 (Appointed Day) Act 201 -

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A decision made on 24 October 2014:

Decision Reference:   MD-C-2014-0176

Decision Summary Title :

International Criminal Court (Jersey) Law 2014 (Appointed Day) Act 201 - 

Date of Decision Summary:

21st October 2014

Decision Summary Author:

Executive Officer, Legislation Advisory Panel

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

International Criminal Court (Jersey) Law 2014 (Appointed Day) Act 201 -

Date of Written Report:

21st October 2014

Written Report Author:

Executive Officer, Legislation Advisory Panel

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:   International Criminal Court (Jersey) Law 2014 (Appointed Day) Act 201 -

Decision(s):

The Chief Minister approved the draft International Criminal Court (Jersey) Law 2014 (Appointed Day) Act 201-

Reason(s) for Decision:

The purpose of this Appointed Day Act is to bring the International Criminal Court (Jersey) Law 2014 into force on 5th January 2015.

Resource Implications:

There are no financial or manpower implications

Action required:

The Executive Officer to inform the Greffier of the States that the Chief Minister had approved the Appointed Day Act, and to request that the draft Act be lodged “au Greffe” and for the draft Act to be debated by the States Assembly at the earliest opportunity.

Signature: 

 

 

 

Position: 

CHIEF MINISTER

Date Signed:

 

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

International Criminal Court (Jersey) Law 2014 (Appointed Day) Act 201-

 

Jersey Crest

International Criminal Court (Jersey) Law 2014 (Appointed Day) Act 201-

 

Report

The States Assembly at its meeting on 15 May 2014 adopted the International Criminal Court (Jersey) Law 2014 (P.35/2014). 

This Appointed Day Act will bring the Law into force on 5th January 2015.

The International Criminal Court (“ICC”) is an independent, permanent court that tries persons accused of the most serious crimes of international concern, namely, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.  

The ICC is based on a treaty – the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“the Rome Statute”) – adopted on 17th July 1998.  It is intended, upon the bringing this Law into force, to ask HM Government to extend its ratification of the Rome Statute to Jersey by Order in Council.  Jersey will join 121 other countries that have ratified the Rome Statute.

Financial & Manpower Statement

There are no financial or manpower implications.

Explanatory Note

This Act will bring the International Criminal Court (Jersey) Law 2014 into force on 5th January 2015.

 

 

 


Draft 1 – 20th October 2014

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File No. 731

 


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International Criminal Court (Jersey) Law 2014 (Appointed Day) Act 201-

Made [date to be inserted]

Coming into force [date to be inserted]

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 59(2) of the International Criminal Court (Jersey) Law 2014, have made the following Act 

1 Commencement of Law

The International Criminal Court (Jersey) Law 2014 shall come into force on 5th January 2015.

2 Citation

This Act may be cited as the International Criminal Court (Jersey) Law 2014 (Appointed Day) Act 201-.

 

 

 

 


 

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