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Das Hussein-Arafat-Abkommen klärt die Fronten in der arabischen Welt. Von seinen Gegnern wird es als die amerikanische Lösung zur Liquidierung der palästinensischen Sache bezeichnet, von König Hussein als Schritt zu einer internationalen Friedenskonferenz; die Probleme des palästinensisch-jordanischen Verhältnisses. (DÜI-Wit)

This article gives attention to the question if an unconditional amnesty enacted by a State Party to the Statute of the International Criminal Court would be an obstacle for the Court to exercise its complementary competences. Two arguments are supporting a negative answer: in so far as the Statute considers crimes falling within the scope of its competences as a threat to international peace, the States could be viewed as forced to prosecute the authors of such acts by obligations erga omnes while all indications of a State not to comply would entitle the court to exercise its competences. Moreover, such laws ignore the will of the States to put an end to exemptions from punishment that are impeding the democratic order & are fostering other crimes. However, these arguments should not be regarded as decisive. Before exercising its competence the court should also consider other factors -- in particular the impact of such laws on the process of national reconciliation. Adapted from the source document.

The international law foundations of the "Right to Development" were laid in the 1960s by legal experts within the framework of several UN organizations. The author analyzes & comments their reasoning by referring to the multifarious political concepts relevant at that period. Since then justifications for the right to development were differing even more in views of its scope & implementation than in legal considerations. The most outstanding points disputed by the legal experts related to human rights, self-determination of nations & the New Order of World Economy. The dispute is going on over questions of who are the creditors & the debtors of the right to development. In that context the author discusses the role of states, individuals, & international organizations & of ethnic groups & minorities. Adapted from the source document.