OIC Participates in Symposium on International Islamic Court of Justice

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Kuwait participated yesterday in a symposium titled "The International Islamic Court of Justice: Establishment and Statute," organized by the Kuwaiti Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah Diplomatic Institute affiliated with the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The symposium dealt with the idea of the establishment of the court that has emerged since the Third OIC Summit in Makkah in January 1981 and at the January 1987 Fifth OIC Summit in the State of Kuwait, which was named the seat of the court. Subsequent resolutions called on member states to urgently sign and ratify the Statute of the Court. The symposium discussed the importance of the International Islamic Court of Justice as a strategic step to enhance unity and legal and judicial cooperation among the OIC member states. It also reviewed some of the court statute articles that require the signature and ratification of 38 countries, or two-thirds of the OIC member states, for the co urt to begin its functions. Only 14 countries have ratified the statute. Source: Saudi Press Agency