Nineteen countries have also ratified the treaty, of the 60 ratifications needed for the court to begin functioning.
And although two amendments to the human rights convention were approved in Brighton, they have not yet received the ratifications needed for them to take effect.
In the last two years, more than 95 nations have signed the statute establishing the court and 12 have ratified it, with 60 ratifications needed for the court to begin functioning.
After receiving the first 10 ratifications needed for its entry into force, the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict became legally binding on 12 February 2002.
After receiving the first 10 ratifications needed for its entry into force, the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography became legally binding on 18 January 2002.
In a reference to the test ban treaty, the Russian and South Korean leaders said they "appealed to other countries to ratify the treaty without any delays and they also appealed to those countries whose ratification is needed for it to come into effect".
Unfortunately, few States will be attending the party, as it is one of the least respected human rights conventions, taking more than 12 years to gather the 20 State ratifications it needed to come into force (in July 2003), and picking up only a further 22 ratifications since then.
Six nations now have signed the agreement; 10 ratifications are needed for it to come into force.
In the mid-1970s, thEqualal Rights Amendment appeared headed for passage, just a few states short of the 38 ratifications it needed.
Sometimes they conducted negotiations with foreign states, but treaties needed ratification by the Ecclesia.
But the plan still needed ratification by union members, and it immediately began to run into strong opposition among rank-and-file workers.
