(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar stressed its continued commitment with its partners in the United Nations (UN) to uphold the principle of the rule of law at national and international levels, out of its belief in the importance of this principle, which is an essential element of conflict prevention, peacekeeping, conflict resolution and peace-building in the world.
This came in a statement delivered by Ali bin Ahmed al-Sulaiti, a member of Qatar's delegation participating in the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly. Al-Sulaiti stressed that government institutions in Qatar are keen on upholding the rule of law.
He added that these institutions are continuing their efforts to increase community awareness of this principle as it is the key factor for achieving equality and justice among all (citizens and residents) and promoting good governance. Furthermore, al-Sulaiti emphasised that the country's leadership attaches a special importance to strengthening national institutions involved in the implementation of the principle of the rule of law, with a view to ensuring clear national legal frameworks in accordance with the 2005 World Summit High Declaration on the Rule of Law.
Qatar paid special attention to the issue of complementarity between national laws and international instruments in the area of the rule of law based on the shared responsibility of states to face internal, regional and international challenges.
Building on the close link between the rule of law and the three pillars of the United Nations — peace and security, human rights and development — the strengthening of the rule of law requires an environment conducive to the realisation of the aims and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations.
The charter affirms that relations between states must be subject to the principle of the rule of law on the basis of equality and mutual respect, and commitment to the principle of international co-operation in the face of common challenges, al-Sulaiti said, pointing out that states' behaviour must comply with the provisions of international law, with all the obligations and guarantees under international law, a matter which requires the existence of mechanisms for follow-up and accountability to states' implementation of their obligations in this area.
He added that international developments reaffirmed that the principle of the rule of law had been and remains the cornerstone of the success of international efforts to achieve the goals for which the United Nations was established.
This is what had led the international community to adopt many international instruments and declarations emphasising the importance of the rule of law and the duty of states to implement their commitments at the national and international levels, and the close link between the rule of law and international peace and security, development and human rights.
The principle of the rule of law at the national and international levels was not a voluntary choice but an obligation incumbent on all states, in order to provide the environment required to achieve regional and international peace and stability sought by the international community to overcome the internal challenges facing many societies.
He pointed out that the international consensus on the commitment to the 2005 World Summit Declaration that emphasised the importance of the rule of law as an essential element of conflict prevention, peacekeeping, conflict resolution and peace-building.
Al-Sulaiti said that the international community had recognised that the rule of law would not prevail if human dignity and human rights were not protected and international law was not respected in international relations, as the implementation of the rule of law would make this principle a reality.
He added that the principle is central to the consolidation of international law and respect for fundamental human rights, which have made these principles a cornerstone of the national constitutions, laws and regulations of states.
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