Talk:Kampala Conference to review the Rome Statute

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A few things:

• It's not a Review Conference of the International Criminal Court, it's a Review Conference of the Rome Statute. I'm sorry if I'm being pedantic again but it's a crucial difference: the delegates are meeting to discuss amendments to the Rome Statute, they won't be discussing any other aspects of the court (such as amendments to the Rules of Procedure and Evidence or whether Moreno-Ocampo is doing a good job as Prosecutor). For what it's worth, the term "Review Conference of the International Criminal Court" returns four Google hits (all of which, apart from this Wikipedia article, are from a single source), whereas "Review Conference of the Rome Statute" returns more than 500 (including several from icc-cpi.int). Any objections to a page move?
• "...has been scheduled for 2009" — do we have a source for this? My understanding is that the Review Conference might take place in 2009 but it's more likely to happen in early 2010.
• "There is some disagreement as to whether an amendment relating to the definition of the crime of aggression would fall into this category or not" — I'm not aware of any disagreement about this and I couldn't find where the source mentions it. I'd always presumed that any amendment including the definition of the crime of aggression would only apply to states that had ratified it but I'd be interested to know if there's disagreement about this.

Sideshow Bob Roberts 14:30, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Many thanks for pointing these out. Taking your points in turn:

1. Good point - it is specifically reviewing the Rome Statute NOT the ICC - no review will take place, for instance, of the performance of the court's prosecutor except as regards to how this impacts on the Statute. However, we need to keep in mind WP:NC, particularly "article naming should prefer what the majority of English speakers would most easily recognize, with a reasonable minimum of ambiguity, while at the same time making linking to those articles easy and second nature...optimized for readers over editors; and for a general audience over specialists.". I would suggest the most technically appropriate name to be Review Conference of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court but this is a bit of a mouthful. I dont think the average reader would know what Review Conference of the Rome Statute was referring to. I still think that "Rome Statute" is a technical name - my personal favorite would be Review Conference of the International Criminal Court Statute, but would welcome any other suggestions.
2. I've clarified the wording to leave it open - I dont have any source to indicate the exact timing.
3. I've realised I've listed the wrong source - thanks for pulling me up on this one! I've given a new source, although you do have to look quite deep to get to it!AndrewRT(Talk) 17:46, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Hi Andrew, thanks for the info on #3, my curiosity has been piqued. I doubt we'll ever agree on the article name so I'm happy to go with whatever you decide. Regards, Sideshow Bob Roberts 02:25, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your flexibility - hope you think the new name is an improvement. AndrewRT(Talk) 20:06, 20 October 2007 (UTC)