ICPO-Interpol - General Assembly 63rd session - Rome - 28th September-4th October 1994

NOTING THE CONTENTS OF Report No. 13, entitled "Consequences of the establ-ishment of an International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Terri-tory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991",

HAVING DISCUSSED the applicability of Article 3 of Interpol's Constitution in the context of serious violations of international humanitarian law,

MINDFUL of the importance of the establishment of the said Tribunal in the development of international law,

ALSO MINDFUL of the responsibility of States to co-operate with the Tribun-al and of the importance of Interpol's position in that context,

CONVINCED of the need to facilitate the interpretation and application of Article 3 of the Organization's Constitution in the area of serious violations of international humanitarian law,

The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Rome from 28th September to 4th October 1994 at its 63rd session:

ENDORSES the analyses and considerations contained in the above-mentioned Report;

INVITES the Secretary General to follow those guidelines and recommends that the NCBs do likewise, in conformity with their national legislations, should their co-operation be requested in connection with investigations relating to serious violations of international humanitarian law.