| UN Security Council Resolution 1593 | ||
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 Map of Darfurian villages destroyed in the Darfur conflict (2004) | ||
| Date | 31 March 2005 | |
| Meeting no. | 5,158 | |
| Code | S/RES/1593 (Document) | |
| Subject | The situation concerning Sudan | |
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| Result | Adopted | |
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1593, adopted on 31 March 2005, after receiving a report by the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur, the Council referred the situation in the Darfur region of Sudan to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and required Sudan to co-operate fully.[1] It marked the first time the council had referred a situation to the court, and also compelled a country to co-operate with it.[2]
Sudan, which is not a permanent member of the ICC under the Rome Statute, refuses to recognise the court's jurisdiction, stated that "the International Criminal Court has no place in this crisis at all."[3]
- ^ "Security Council refers situation in Darfur, Sudan, to Prosecutor of International Criminal Court". United Nations. 31 March 2005.
- ^ Kohen, Marcelo G.; Caflisch, Lucius (2007). Promoting justice, human rights and conflict resolution through international law. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 433. ISBN 978-90-04-15383-7.
- ^ ICC prosecutor seeks UN support for arrest of suspected Sudan war criminals, JURIST, 12 June 2010