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I N T E R N A T I O N A L B A R A S S O C I A T I O N C O N F E R E N C E S
UP TO 9 CPD/CLE HOURS
AVAILABLE*
IBA Annual Conference on International Criminal Law:
International legal challenges for 2015
31 January – 1 February 2015 Peace Palace, The Hague, the Netherlands
A conference presented by the IBA War Crimes Committee
and supported by the IBA European Regional Forum
Topics include:
• Respecting state sovereignty and the ICC – unwilling or unable?
• Russia and Ukraine
• Israel and Gaza. Sri Lanka and LTTE
• ISIS, Supporting Revolution and the International Legal Context of Aiding and Abetting
• Challenges in securing truthful witness testimony in ICL
• Expanding the jurisdiction of the African court on human and peoples’ rights
Who should attend?
Judges, prosecutors, criminal defence and regulatory practitioners, in-house counsel, international business crime
lawyers, compliance officers, law enforcement officials and auditors, students, academics and anybody with specific
interest in war crime.
ProgrammeConference Co-ChairsSteven Kay QC 9 Bedford Row, London; Co-Chair, IBA War Crimes CommitteeAlex Whiting Harvard Law School, Cambridge MA; Co-Chair, IBA War Crimes Committee
Organising CommitteeMikhail Wladimiroff Wladimiroff Advocaten NV, The Hague
ModeratorFederica D’Alessandra Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard University, Cambridge MA; Co-Vice Chair IBA War Crimes Committee
SpeakersMikhail Kasyanov Former Prime Minister Of Russia, MoscowDavid Satter Senior Fellow Hudson Institute, Journalist and Author “It was a long time ago and it never happened anyway: Russia and the communist past (2011)”, MoscowDan Saxon Former prosecutor ICTY, Assistant Professor and Tutor Leiden University, Leiden
1300 – 1400 Buffet lunch
1400 – 1530
Israel and Gaza. Sri Lanka and LTTE The right of states to confront hostile forces embedded within the civilian population. Human shields and use of civilians, international agencies as protection within a zone from which to launch hostile attacks. The comparison of the US response to terrorism and invasion of states with what is expected of states facing continual attacks.
This panel will examine:• Whether states subject to repeated attacks are entitled to seek a
decisive outcome• The responsibility to protect doctrine – is it a two-way street?• Media bias or selective reporting?• Doctrine of proportionality• The civilian population and its relationship with hostile forces
Moderator Anees Ahmed Chief of Legal Affairs of the UN Mission in Liberia, New York
SpeakersClive Baldwin Human Rights Watch Middle East, LondonGeneral Sir Jack Deverell KCB OBE Former NATO Commander and Military Expert, EnglandDr Ernest Petric Slovenian Judge and Diplomat, LjubljanaProf Goran Sluiter Professor of International Criminal Law Amsterdam University, Amsterdam
1530 – 1600 Coffee/tea break
Saturday 31 January
0830 – 0915 Registration
0915 – 0930 Welcome from Conference Chair
0930 – 1100
Respecting state sovereignty and the ICC – unwilling or unable? An examination of current cases in which the ICC is confronting states to investigate alleged crimes; give access for investigations; deliver-up suspects; hand over evidence; accord priority to the ICC over constitutional rights. Libya, Kenya, UK et al
This panel will examine: • The effectiveness of the ICC• Its relationships with states• Procedural issues• What the ICC needs to do to improve its relationships with
states
SpeakersPaola Gaeta Professor of International Criminal Law, University of Geneva, Geneva Dr Amrita Mukherjee Lecturer, Leeds University School of Law, LeedsProfessor Sir Geoffrey Nice QC Gresham Professor of Law, Gresham College, Barrister, London
1100 – 1130 Coffee/tea break
1130 – 1300
Russia and UkraineAnnexation and aggression and the effectiveness of IL/ICL in these situations. A review and analysis of what did/could/should have happened. Conflicts within the UN Security Council. Is ICL only for the small fry?
This panel will examine: • The background to the conflict• The crimes committed• The investigation of those crimes• Responsibility for the crimes• Routes to resolution of the issues
Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Legal EducationFor delegates from countries where CPD/CLE is mandatory, the International Bar Association will be pleased to provide a Conference Certificate of Attendance which, subject to the exact CPD/CLE requirements, may be used to obtain the equivalent accreditation in your jurisdiction.
This conference has been accredited for CPD/CLE by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales. New York and Californian attorneys may submit their certificates of attendance issued, and apply this credit earned to their New York and Californian CLE requirement. Delegates should ask staff at the registration desk for information as to how to obtain the hours.
Sunday 1 February
The organisers may at any time, with or without giving notice, in their absolute discretion and without giving any reason, cancel or postpone the conference, change its venue or any of the other published particulars, or withdraw any invitation to attend. In any case, neither the organisers nor any of their officers, employees, agents, members or representatives shall be liable for any loss, liability, damage or expense suffered or incurred by any person, nor will they return any money paid to them in connection with the conference unless they are satisfied not only that the money in question remains under their control but also that the person who paid it has been unfairly prejudiced (as to which, decision shall be in their sole and unfettered discretion and, when announced, final and conclusive).
0830 – 1330 Registration
0915 – 0930 Welcome from the Conference Chair
0930 – 1100
Challenges in securing truthful witness testimony in ICLA platform for judges and practitioners alike.
This panel will examine:• Witness interference • Dangers of fabricated evidence• The ICC, Kenya and the subpoena issues• Intermediaries putting forward fake witnesses for financial gain• Effective witness protection plans that ensure integrity of
evidence• Witnesses for sale• Reforms necessary to ensure honest evidence
Moderator Yaiza Alvarez-Reyes Special Tribunal for Lebanon Victims and Witnesses Unit, formerly ICTY Victims and Witnesses Unit, The Hague
SpeakersKarim Khan QC Temple Gardens Chambers, LondonJudge Alfons Orie ICTY, The HagueDr Rod Rastan Senior Legal Advisor to the ICC OTP, The Hague Melinda Taylor Formerly ICC OPCD, Defence Counsel ICC, The Hague
1100 – 1130 Coffee/tea break
1130 – 1300
Expanding the jurisdiction of the African court on human and peoples’ rights This panel will examine:• The ongoing project of the African Court to expand its
jurisdiction into ICL. • The viability of the project and prospects for expansion• The ICC, Libya and national trials. • Is this adequate complementarity for the continent?• Is it a genuine attempt to prosecute and try international crimes
regionally or an attempt conveniently to shield the continent from the ICC?
• The means by which the ICC can gain respect for its procedures• The influence of the UN
ModeratorGillian Higgins 9 Bedford Row Chambers, London
SpeakersCharles Jalloh Associate Professor of Law at Florida International University College of Law, Editor-in-Chief, African Journal of Legal Studies and African Journal of International Criminal Justice, MiamiProfessor Githui Muigai SC Attorney-General Kenya, NairobiJudge Daniel David Ntanda Nsereko Judge Special Tribunal for Lebanon and Former ICC President of Appeals Chamber, The Hague
1300 – 1330 Closing remarks and Q&A
Saturday continued
1600 – 1730
ISIS, Supporting Revolution and the International Legal Context of Aiding and AbettingThe supply of weapons to rebel forces that commit a war crime in the Arab spring. Permitting people to travel to join ISIS. Buying oil and resources from ISIS.
This panel will examine:• The recent developments within international criminal law• The circumstances in which current icl applies the legal criteria• The justice of the application of the doctrine• Little fish?• Big fish?
ModeratorPeter Robinson International Lawyer, Defence Counsel ICTY, Santa Rosa, California
SpeakersMargaret Coker Wall Street Journal, LondonKate Gibson Defence Counsel ICC, The HagueDov Jacobs Assistant Professor in International Law Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Leiden University, The HagueBakone Justice Moloto Judge, ICTY, The Hague
1730 – 1800 Closing remarks and Q&A
1800 – 1900 ReceptionPeace Palace
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InformationDate31 January – 1 February 2015
VenuePeace PalaceCarnegieplein 22517 KJ The HagueNetherlandsTel: +31 70 302 4242www.vredespaleis.nl
LanguageAll working sessions and conference materials will be in English.
How to registerRegister online by 21 January at www.ibanet.org/conferences/conf609.aspx and make payment by credit card or complete the attached registration form and return it to Sally Hobley at the IBA together with your payment. You should receive emailed confirmation of your registration within five days; if you do not then please contact Sally Hobley at [email protected].
Fees
IBA member €75
Non-member* €75
Young lawyers (under 30 years) €50
After 21 January 2015 registrations must be received in hard copy at the IBA office.
*By paying the non-member fee, we welcome you as a delegate member of the IBA for the year in which this conference is held, which entitles you to the following benefits: 1) Password access to certain parts of the IBA website. 2) Receipt of IBA E-news and access to online versions of IBA Global Insight.3) Pay the member rate for any subsequent conference registrations for
this calendar year.
If you would like to become a full or general member of the IBA, which includes membership of one committee or more – and inclusion in and access to our membership directory – we encourage you to do so now in order to register for this conference at the member rate. Full details of how to join can be found at www.ibanet.org.
A reduced rate is offered to lawyers who are over the age of 65, have been an IBA member for more than 20 years and are no longer practising law.
Full payment must be received in order to process your registration.
Fees include:• Attendance at all working sessions• Conference materials, including any available speakers’ papers
submitted to the IBA before 21 January.• Access to the above conference working materials from the IBA website
(www.ibanet.org) approximately seven days prior to the conference• Access to mobile delegate search application • Lunch on Saturday 31 January• Tea and coffee during breaks• Invitation to Reception on Saturday 31 January
Please note that registrations are not transferable.
List of participantsIn order for your name to appear in the list of participants, which will be distributed at the conference, your registration form must be received by 21 January 2015 at the latest.
Mobile delegate search applicationAll registered delegates will receive a printed list of participants at the conference; however delegates are now also able to use the mobile delegate search. This application has been developed to aid networking by giving delegates instant access to an up-to-date list of their fellow attendees, and comes with the added benefit of a built-in messaging service. All registered delegates with an internet or Wi-Fi-enabled device will have access, using their IBA username and password. Simply visit:m.ibanet.org/conf609.
Registration confirmation All documentation regarding your attendance at the conference can now be obtained from the IBA website. Upon receipt of your payment for the conference a confirmation email will be sent containing instructions on how to download the documents. Registration confirmation will not be distributed by post.
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Disabled accessThe Worldhotel Bel Air is wheelchair accessible. Please notify us if you require special assistance.
Hotel accommodationA limited number of rooms have been reserved at the WorldHotel Bel Air for the nights of 30–31 January inclusive:
Worldhotel Bel Air The HagueJohan de Wittlaan 302517 JR, The HagueTel: +31 (70) 352 5354Fax +31 (70) 352 5353Email: [email protected]
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IBA Annual Conference on International Criminal Law:International legal challenges for 2015
31 January – 1 February 2015, Peace Palace, The Hague, the Netherlands
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31 January – 1 February 2015, Peace Palace, The Hague, the Netherlands
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STANDARD DOUBLE/TWIN ROOM, SINGLE USE: €110
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