Assembly/AU/Dec.397(XVIII)
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8.
URGES all Member States to comply with Assembly Decisions on the warrants
of arrest issued by the ICC against President Bashir of The Sudan pursuant to
Article 23(2) of the Constitutive Act and Article 98 of the Rome Statute of the ICC;
9.
REGRETS that the AU’s endorsement of two (2) persons as sole African
candidates for the post of judge of the ICC was not respected by some Member
States and REQUESTS that this situation, as it repeats itself in several other
instances, be considered by the Commission together with the Permanent
Representatives’ Committee with a view to identifying ways and means of
addressing it, in order to find a durable solution that will strengthen the African
Common Positions and endorsements, and make appropriate recommendations
to the Executive Council;
10.
REQUESTS the Commission to consider seeking an advisory opinion from the
International Court of Justice regarding the immunities of State Officials under
international law;
11.
ALSO REQUESTS the Commission to place the Progress Report of the
Commission on the implementation of Assembly Decisions on the ICC on the
agenda of the forthcoming Meeting of Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General
for additional input;
12.
FURTHER REQUESTS the Commission to report on regular basis on the
implementation of this Decision to the Executive Council.