Ultimately, this situation is about finance. It is about creating a new proposition so that businesses can move from being a problem to being a solution and giving them the necessary support and assistance to make those changes in a way that’s economically viable. I’m actually far more interested in that than these international conferences. This creates a level playing field across the world so that all businesses can come to the table as equals. It enables governments to take action that is backed by legislation instead of nice words. You mentioned that the target date for this law to be in effect is 2020. Why have you chosen 2020 as your target date? What we are looking for is just an amendment to the Rome Statute. It’s not a treaty. It’s not a constitution. It’s just an amendment to the Rome Statute, which sets up the existing crimes against peace and genocide. So all I am asking for is an amendment to that document. Now that is subject to a review and that review should be coming up in 2014 beginning of 2015. There is absolutely no reason why this amendment should not be on the table and for countries to be able to vote for it. It only takes 81 votes for this to become an international law. Eighty-one people in the world have the power to change the course of civilization. And what I propose is that this takes place in 2014-2015 and that we allow a five year transition period for companies to make the shift to become compliant with the new law and we would do that through international legislation.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 22:05:18 +0000
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