Human rights reforms: Former CJP stresses UN improvements
Ratifying the Rome Statute is the only way of preventing impunityISLAMABAD: Former Chief Justice of Pakistan, Tassaduq Hussain Jillani lamented that regional disputes have been allowed to magnify at the altar of local politics. He said, “No major power is fully kosher so far as compliance with the law in the international arena is concerned,’ ‘particularly when it comes to their national interest.’Justice Jillani, who has been appointed as an ad hoc judge in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Kulbhushan case, addressed the closing ceremony of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition at Serena Islamabad. Human rights module developed to help govt officials work with UN systemWhile stating that states could no longer ignore UN Security Council resolutions, the former chief justice said, “All the members of the United Nations need to ratify the Rome Statute. Mr. Soofi emphasized that the understanding of international law had direct bearing on Pakistan’s place in the world, and wished the participants from across the country success in the future. Read full story
Source: The Express Tribune February 20, 2018 18:22 UTC
