China thanks President Maron and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings on the work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
China knows that during the reporting period, the Mechanism continued to make progress in its traditional activities. An appeal judgements has been r…
China takes note of the briefing provided by Prosecutor Bensouda.
The overall situation in the Darfur region of the Sudan has been stable this year. The Sudanese Government has been actively dedicated to promoting the political process in Darfur and established a Government of National Reconciliati…
China thanks President Agius, President Meron and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings on the work of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
The International Tribunal’s ended its judicial activities on 29 Nov…
China thanks President Agius, President Meron and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings on the work of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
Over the past six months, the ICTY has continued to make it progress…
China thanks President Agius, President Meron and Prosecutor Brammertz for their respective briefings on the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
Over the past six months, the ICTY has continued to make progress in …
I am pleased to make a statement at this meeting of the General Assembly, under agenda item 72, on the report (A/71/342) of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Chinese delegation thanks Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, President of the International Criminal Court, for her report.
China …
The unilateral initiation of an arbitration proceeding by the Philippine’s Government was done in bad faith. It aimed not to resolve the relevant disputes between China and the Philippines or to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea, but to deny China’s territorial sovereignty, maritim…
With respect to the arbitration unilaterally initiated by
the Philippines in the matter of the South China Sea and the ruling thereon, the Chinese Government and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs have made statements and issued a position paper expressing the position of China very clearly. I would …
At the outset, I wish to thank President Agius and President Meron for their briefings on the work of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
In the past six months, the ICTY continued to make progress in its work,…
China welcomes the adoption of resolution 70/264, on the report of the International Criminal Court by the General Assembly.
China believes that the technical rollover reflects the compromise reached during the previous sessions of the General Assembly on the resolution. China joined the consensus.…
With regard to the affairs of the international tribunals, including the question of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, China has always been objective and fair, and has avoided involving its self-interest.
Based on our support for the decision of the Secretary-General, ou…
In its statement this morning, a certain country mentioned changed status quo and land reclamation. The Charter of the United Nations and the provisions of international law speak very clearly to this question. If a country illegally occupies another country’s territory and engages in large-scale co…
I would first like to thank President Agius, Prosecutor Brammertz, President Joenson, Prosecutor Jallow and President Meron for their briefings on the reports of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (see S/2015/585), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (see S/2015/577) and…
There is still no delimitation between China and the Philippines over the maritime area, so I seriously challenge the conclusion that the representative of the Philippines has drawn just now that there is no overlapping maritime area between the two countries.
The Arbitral Tribunal has no jurisdict…
We regret that the Philippines is insisting on abusing this United Nations forum to advance its so-called arbitration on the South China Sea, which it unilaterally initiated. The Philippines’ unilateral initiation and obstinate pushing forward of the South China Sea arbitration by abusing the compul…
The ocean is the cradle of human civilization, the common home of humankind and a valuable space for sustainable development. Promoting sustainable maritime development represents the shared aspiration of peoples throughout the world and corresponds with the proposals put forward by the Chinese Gove…
I only wish to reiterate that the illegal invasion and occupation of some islands and reefs in the Nansha Islands of China is the root cause of the dispute between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea. Regarding the arbitration case initiated by the Philippines, China’s position is tha…
China would like to exercise its right of reply in regard to the statement made by the representative of the Philippines.
China’s claim over the sovereignty of islands is based on an adequate historical and legal foundation. The illegal occupation and invasion of some islands and reefs and Nansha I…
At the outset I would like to thank President Meron, Prosecutor Brammertz, President Joensen and Prosecutor Jallow for their briefings on the work of the two Tribunals and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
During the reporting period the two tribunals have continued to ov…
First of all, I should like to thank President Meron, Prosecutor Brammertz, President Joensen and Prosecutor Jallow for their respective briefings on the work of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the Residual Mechan…