It will be followed by another get-together in March, before a conference convenes in Rome in June to agree on the final text of a treaty setting up the court.

ECONOMIST: International criminals, beware

The roof bears the text of the 1835 treaty that facilitated their displacement.

WSJ: Changing Hands | We Are Here! | Native, North American, New | By Lee Rosenbaum

Governments and the EU are busily drafting the text of a minor new treaty agreed at December's summit, where Mr Cameron famously cast his veto.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

Before the vote, Australia's ambassador to the UN, Peter Woolcott, had said the final draft of the treaty was a compromise text to bring together the broadest range of stakeholders.

BBC: UN passes historic arms trade treaty by huge majority

The actual text of the new U.S.-Japan treaty won't be released until it's signed.

FORBES: U.S.-Japan Treaty Will Cut Double Taxation

The new text appears to keep that loophole, stating that implementation of the treaty "shall not prejudice obligations" under defense cooperation agreements by countries that ratify the treaty.

NPR: Optimism In UN Over 1st Global Arms Trade Treaty

The U.S and 55 other countries left WCIT last week without signing the treaty after extensive negotiations led to a treaty text that included language on spam, security, and government control of the Internet.

FORBES: WCIT, TPP, Russia PNTR: Growing Recognition of Internet Freedom As A Trade Issue

Using your wish list of issues for a better text, it is clear how close we are to a good final treaty.

ECONOMIST: Spies and lies