Oct. 28, 1996

Statement by Mr. Abdulkadir Jailani

Mr. Chairman,

[...] In accordance wit General Assembly resolution 50/46, the

Preparatory Committee considered the major issues of the draft

statute of the ILC, taking into account the views of Member

States. These deliberations have yielded some progress but

much more remains to be done. In order to ensure an effective

judicial mechanism requires the widest acceptabilit of Member

States. There are many critical issues which need to be

explored in greater depth to achieve consensus. [...]

Finally, Mr. Chairman, my delegation believes it is critical

for the Preparatory Committee to continue its important

deliberations on those issues which we have yet to reach

agreement on. The Preparatory Committee should complete its

work before the convening of the Diplomatic Conference which

is planned to take place in 1998. Indonesia on its part stands

ready to cooperate in these endeavors.