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From a Culture of Impunity
to a Culture of Accountability
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Programme
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DAY ONE: 26 November 2001 |
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| 08.30 - 09.30 |
Registration |
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| 09.30 |
Opening ceremony
Welcome remarks:
J. Veldhuis, President of Utrecht University
Hans van Ginkel, Rector of UNU
Cees Flinterman, Director of SIM
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| 09.50 |
Keynote address
Justice and accountability: local or international?
President Martti Ahtisaari
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Session I: The establishment of the ICTY, the ICTR and the ICC: a historical
perspective
Chair: |
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| 10.30 |
The changing political and human rights context and contemporary conflict
Paul G. Lauren, Professor of History, University of Montana, USA
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| 11.00 - 11.30 |
Coffee break
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| 11.30 |
The legacy of Nuremberg
Michael Biddiss, Professor of History, University of Reading, UK
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| 12.00 |
Discussion
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| 12.40 - 14.10 |
Lunch
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Session II: The legal basis and jurisdiction of the international war tribunals
and the ICC: genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity
Chair: |
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| 14.20 |
Violations of international humanitarian law and threats to international peace and security
George J. Andreopoulos, Professor of Political Science, City University of New York
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| 14.50 |
The Statute of Rome: The development of humanitarian law and links to national courts
Madeline H. Morris, Professor of Law, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina USA
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| 15.20 - 15.50 |
Coffee break
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| 15.50 |
The individual within international law: towards a culture of individual responsibility
M. Cherif Bassiouni, Professor of Law and President of the International Human Rights Law Institute, DePaul University
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| 16.20 - 17.20 |
Discussion
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DAY TWO: 27 November 2001 |
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Session III: The position of the victim: Aspects of protection and compensation
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| 09.30 |
The tribunals and the ICC and the right of reparation: non-accountability of states and companies
Andrew Clapham |
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| 10.00 |
Gender related crimes: rape, sexual slavery and sterilisation
Christine Chinkin, Professor in International Law, London School of Economics |
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| 10.30 - 11.00 |
Coffee break
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| 11.00 |
Child Soldiers
Julia Maxted, Institute for Security Studies
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| 11.30 - 12.30 |
Discussion
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| 12.30 - 14.00 |
Lunch
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Session IV: Rules of procedure and evidence: The right of the defendant
Chair: |
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| 14.10 |
Admissibility of evidence
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| 14.40 |
Protective measures for victims and witnesses versus the rights of the defendant
William A. Schabas, Professor in Human Rights Law and director of the Irish Institute of Human Rights, National University of Ireland
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| 15.10 - 15.40 |
Coffee break
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| 15.40 |
The position of NGOs in gathering evidence and giving witness
Helen Durham, International Humanitarian Law Manager, Australian Red Cross
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| 16.10 - 17.10 |
Discussion
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DAY THREE: 28 November 2001 |
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Session V: An end to impunity? National sovereignty versus international jurisdiction
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| 09.30 |
The politics of enforcement: the tension between justice/enforcement and peace/stability
Geoffrey Robertson, Head of Doughty Street Chambers and Visiting Professor in Human Rights Law at Birkbeck College |
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| 10.00 |
National perspectives and reservations |
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| 10.30 - 11.00 |
Coffee break
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| 11.00 |
Power, leadership and compliance: the US
David Forsythe, Professor of Political Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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| 11.30 - 12.30 |
Discussion
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| 12.30 - 14.00 |
Lunch
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Session VI: Alternatives and conclusions
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| 14.10 |
Comparison with other methods of dealing with the past: truth commissions and national courts
Priscilla Hayner (Provisional)
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| 14.40 |
Role of international criminal/humanitarian law in conflict settlement and reconciliation
Kingsley Moghalu, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
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| 15.10 - 15.40 |
Coffee break
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| 15.40 |
The ICC: Obstacle or contribution towards an effective system of human rights protection?
Cees Flinterman, Professor in Law, director Netherlands Institute of Human Rights
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| 16.10 - 17.10 |
Concluding reflections and discussion
Andres van Agt, former Prime Minister and Minister of Justice of the Netherlands
Ramesh Thakur, Vice Rector, United Nations University
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