| UN Security Council Resolution 1487 | ||
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 States party to the International Criminal Court | ||
| Date | 12 June 2003 | |
| Meeting no. | 4,772 | |
| Code | S/RES/1487 (Document) | |
| Subject | United Nations peacekeeping | |
Voting summary |
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| Result | Adopted | |
| Security Council composition | ||
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1487, adopted on 12 June 2003, after noting the recent entry into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the Council granted a one-year extension for immunity from prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to United Nations peacekeeping personnel from countries that were not party to the ICC, beginning on 1 July 2003.[1]
The resolution was passed at the insistence of the United States and came into effect on 1 July 2003 for a period of one year. France, Germany and Syria abstained from voting, arguing there was no justification to renew the measures.[2] The Security Council refused to renew the exemption again in 2004 after pictures emerged of U.S. troops abusing Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib, and the U.S. withdrew its demand.[3]
- ^ "Security Council requests one-year extension of UN peacekeeper immunity from International Criminal Court". United Nations. 12 June 2003.
- ^ McGoldrick, Dominic; Rowe, Peter J.; Donnelly, Eric (2004). The permanent international criminal court: legal and policy issues. Hart Publishing. p. 420. ISBN 978-1-84113-281-5.
- ^ "Q&A: International Criminal Court". BBC News. 4 March 2009.