Gerard Murphy (Cork North West, Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 6:

In page 10, after line 45, to insert the following:

"(3) No amnesty, pardon or similar measure of impunity by any state applying to an ICC offence shall be recognised by Ireland.".

We introduced this amendment on Committee Stage because we thought it was necessary to closely examine whether we should watch out for the possibility of another state getting around the law by way of an amnesty, pardon or measure of impunity. Ireland must not recognise any such amnesty, pardon or measure of impunity. On Committee Stage, the Minister accepted that the amendment had some merit and gave an undertaking to examine it and report back on it.

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