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On 19 May 2011, the government of Grenada deposited its instrument of accession of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the UN. The Statute will enter into force for Grenada on 1 August 2011, bringing the total number of States Parties to the Rome Statute to 115. The ICC applauds Grenada’s decision to join the international community’s efforts to put an end to impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes that threaten the peace, security and well-being of the world.
The President of the Assembly of States Parties, Ambassador Christian Wenaweser, welcomed the accession by Grenada, which takes place immediately after the seminar hold by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM ) on the ICC held in in Port of Spain on 16 and 17 May, where he had participated and exchanged views with Government representatives on how to enhance universality and the implementation of the Statute in the region.
The accession by Grenada, which brings to 12 the number of CARICOM members that are parties to the Rome Statute, constitutes a reaffirmation of the region's commitment to international criminal justice in general and the ICC in particular, as it was from the region that the initiative for the establishment of an international criminal court began in 1989. The Assembly looks forward to having the entire membership of CARICOM join the Rome Statute in the near future.
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