The European Parliament adopted on Friday the online session, a resolution calling for the EU to sue China to the international court of justice in the Hague and to use against China’s measures of economic pressure, if Beijing adopts a law on national security to Hong Kong. According to published on Friday evening, the voting results, the resolution was voted by an overwhelming majority in 565 MEPs, with 34 votes against and 62 abstentions.
"the European Parliament calls on the EU and its member countries in the case that new safety law will be applied to Hong Kong, to file against China’s claim in the international court of justice [in the Hague]", – said in a resolution. The basis for the filing of such claim, from the point of view of MEPs, will be a violation after the introduction of this law in virtue of the principle "one country, two systems", which defines Autonomous status of Hong Kong.
The task of the International court of justice is to resolve legal disputes between States, the trial can begin, subject to the consent of all the States concerned on the case in this instance. This court has no relationship to other international jurisdictions, also based in the Hague, for example, the International criminal court.
The European Parliament also urged to start preparing for the introduction of anti-China of economic sanctions for the violation of human rights and media freedom. "the European Parliament is convinced that the EU should use its economic weight to respond to massive violations of human rights in China economic means", – said in a resolution.
All the resolutions of the European Parliament have a recommendatory character and are not binding even for the institutions of the European Union. Meanwhile, the adoption of this document threatens to seriously complicate scheduled for 22 June, the EU summit – China, to be held in a videoconference format. Its main topic will be trade and investment cooperation and the fight against the pandemic of new type of coronavirus.
the draft law on national security in Hong Kong
On may 28, the national people’s Congress the national people’s Congress (the highest legislative body of the PRC) adopted a resolution on the development of the law on national security in Hong Kong. It is expected that the new legal instrument of the government in Beijing will be able to act swiftly to prevent the actions of radicals, which from June to November of last year caused many of the riots that caused significant damage to the economy of the region. During the year police arrested more than 9 thousand offenders were engaged in blocking roads, violence, arson and vandalism.
The text of the document is under development and should soon be approved. The main task – to create on the territory of the special hell��inistrative district special structure of the Central government of the PRC, which will allow you to quickly eliminate the symptoms of violence and aggression, renewed recently.
