UN / SOUTH AFRICA ICC

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon regretted the decision of the government of South Africa concerning its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), a UN spokesperson said Friday.
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• Video Length: 00:01:23
• Production Date: 21 October 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT - ICC
• Subject Topical: JUSTICE
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH AFRICA
• MAMS Id: 1749845
• Parent Id: 1749845
• Alternate Title: unifeed161021g

Description

STORY: UN / SOUTH AFRICA ICC
TRT: 1:23
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 21 OCTOBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT

Shotlist

RECENT - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, UNHQ

21 OCTOBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, spokesperson at podium and presser
3. Med shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General does regret the decision of the government of South Africa. Over the past two decades, the world has made enormous strides towards the development of a global system of international criminal justice, with the ICC as its core. And the Secretary-General recalls the significant role played by South Africa in the establishment of the Rome Statutes and the ICC, with in fact, South Africa being one of the first countries to sign on to the Rome Statutes.”
5. Med shot, reporters
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson, United Nations:
“I can confirm that the letter has been received and is being processed by the Department of Legal Affairs.”
7. Wide shot, spokesperson listening to questions
8. Close up, reporter
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson, United Nations:
“No, it was not. In fact, I spoke to our colleagues in Legal Affairs less than an hour ago and it was not in the morning post, the Burundi letter. So, the only one we’ve received regarding the ICC is from South Africa.”
10. Wide shot, spokesperson leaving the room

Storyline

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon regretted the decision of the government of South Africa concerning its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), a UN spokesperson said Friday.

According to media reports, South Africa has decided to withdraw the International Criminal Court, after previously ignoring an ICC arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.

Speaking to reporters today (21 Oct), UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said “over the past two decades, the world has made enormous strides towards the development of a global system of international criminal justice, with the ICC as its core. And the Secretary-General recalls the significant role played by South Africa in the establishment of the Rome Statutes and the ICC, with in fact, South Africa being one of the first countries to sign on to the Rome Statutes.”

The spokesperson confirmed that the Secretary-General had received the withdrawal letter from South Africa and it was being processed by the UN Department of Legal Affairs.

Asked whether Ban Ki-moon had also received a withdrawal document from the government of Burundi, Dujarric said “No, it was not. In fact, I spoke to our colleagues in Legal Affairs less than an hour ago and it was not in the morning post, the Burundi letter. So, the only one we’ve received regarding the ICC is from South Africa.”

According to the press, the South Africa's document says its withdrawal will take effect one year after Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is officially notified.