Tbilisi. On July 17, the world marks the Day of International Justice.

''We believe that the creation of the international system of justice in the form of the International Criminal Court – whose foundations were laid on July 17, 1998, with the adoption of the Rome Statute – is one of the most important achievements of the international community. Perpetrators of international crimes – genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity – must not remain unpunished regardless of their official status, and it is possible to achieve this goal through the International Criminal Court.

The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association expresses solidarity with victims of these extremely grave crimes. They also include hundreds of individuals who suffered at the time of the August War between Russia and Georgia in 2008. We welcome the fact that this year the Hague Tribunal authorized its Prosecutor to investigate the crimes committed during the August War. We express hope that this investigation will make it possible to establish the truth, to identify the perpetrators and to bring them to trial, and to restore the victims’ rights,'' is noted in the statement.

Source: gyla.ge