South Caucasus Regional Coalition for the support of International Criminal Court (ICC)
Launched in 2005 and funded by the World Federalists Movement, the program aims at facilitating the establishment of an efficient coalition in the South Caucasus for ratification and implementation of Rome Statute, as well as building good understanding on the role of ICC in the protection of human rights.
The target groups of the project are: human rights groups, conflict prevention and management NGO-s, relevant government structures (Ministry of Justice, Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, the judiciary committee of the parliament, etc). The expected result of the program are the following:
- Formation of national and regional coalitions for the support of ICC Creation of working groups defining strategy of the coalition on the regional level;
- Civil education aimed at ICC awareness though common regional strategy towards International Criminal Court.
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The creation of a Regional Coalition is important for developing regional approach to ICC and for building up the platform for ensuring the development of strong implementing legislation in the South Caucasus States. Generating regional public support for the court is also crucial. A very important element of the initiative is assisting/supporting the process of ratification of the Statute in Armenia and Azerbaijan thought involving civil society actors, maintaining the cooperation among state and non-state actors on both country and regional levels.