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Following the Rome Conference in 1998, NPWJ’s international campaign, “Ratification Now!” focused on the early entry into force of the Rome Statute. NPWJ organised numerous inter‑governmental regional conferences in every region of the world, together with the host Governments, to promote political will towards achieving the 60 ratifications necessary for the Rome Statute’s entry into force, which was achieved on 1 July 2002.
NPWJ has also organised and/or participated in numerous training courses for governments, jurists and civil society on the International Criminal Court and on other international or internationalised courts and tribunals.
To complement its work on ratification, NPWJ has also had a primary focus on national implementation of the Rome Statute, promoting the drafting and adoption of implementing legislation for the ICC. To that end, NPWJ organised technical meetings in Ghana and Lesotho and a national consultative seminar in Freetown for participants from all parts of society in Sierra Leone, including lawyers, Parliamentarians, government officials and civil society.
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