1. The CHAIRMAN invited the Committee to begin consideration of the proposal for Part 2 prepared by the Bureau and contained in document A/CONF.183/C.1/L.59 and Corr.1, some of whose provisions repeated or modified those contained in document A/CONF.183/C.1/L.53. Ways must now be found of resolving a number of hitherto intractable issues. It was not enough merely to advocate inclusion of elements in the Statute, without also giving thought to the problems that would result from their inclusion.

2. The Bureau invited comments on five specific issues: acceptance of the jurisdiction of the Court, automatic or opt-in; preconditions for the exercise of jurisdiction; the options for suspension of investigation or prosecution by the Security Council; the desirability of additional safeguards for the Prosecutor's role; and the desirability of a provision – binding or otherwise – on elements of crimes.