“INSIGHTS INTO THE ICC-OTP”
Wed, 29 April 2009
The London School of Economics and Political Science
New Academic Building, Room 206
Session I: 3.00p – 4.30p (RSVP)
Session II: 4.45p – 6.15p (Public)
THE WORK OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR OF THE ICC:
This first and smaller session is an opportunity for students to personally meet representatives from the International Criminal Court, Office of the Prosecutor, and to gain insight on the day-to-day work of the OTP. The two representatives are: Ms. Bärbel Carl, who is an Associate Trial Lawyer at the OTP in the Prosecutions Division, and works on the Bemba case (CAR), and Ms. Antônia Pereira de Sousa who is an Associate Cooperation Officer in the Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division (JCCD).
Topics will include the Court and Office structure, the different cases, and the work process. The work process discussion will start from preliminary analysis to prosecution, with emphasis on specific aspects, such as cooperation, complementarity, gender and sexual crimes, disclosure and witness protection.
Please RSVP for Session I at secretary@iccsn.com, spaces are limited
SESSION II: PUBLIC LECTURE (4.45-6.15p)
THE FIRST SIX YEARS OF THE ICC:
ACHIEVEMENTS AND WAY FORWARD
This general public session will consist of two presentations. The first presentation is by Ms. Bärbel Carl on the OTP’s ongoing situations and cases, as well as prosecutorial policies and judicial developments. The second presentation is by Ms. Antônia Pereira de Sousa (JCCD) on the new global legal system established by the Rome Statute and the Court, the questions of international cooperation and complementarity, the impact the work of the Court can have and the role students can play to support international criminal justice and the Court.
The second half of the general public lecture will be a Q&A. Questions may be submitted to iccsn@iccsn.com until Sunday April 26, 11:59pm. The Q&A will begin with pre-submitted questions, but the floor will be open to on-the-spot questions as well.
Session II is open to all. No RSVP needed.
SPEAKERS
Bärbel Carl
Bärbel Carl is a German lawyer by trade and holds an LL.M. in European law and politics from the College of Europe in Bruges/ Belgium. She studied law in Freiburg, Germany and in Madrid, Spain. Ms Carl joined the ICC in September 2007. After working as Legal Assistant in the Office of the Prosecutor's Investigation Division she was recruited as Associate Trial Lawyer in the OTP's Prosecution Division in June 2008.
Prior to her post at the ICC, Ms Carl worked for the international anti-corruption NGO Transparency International in Berlin. During her legal training from 2003-2005, Ms Carl held various posts in the Criminal, Civil and Administrative Courts in Berlin, the State Prosecution Office and at a law firm. She also worked at the German Embassy in Quito, Ecuador and the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid of the German Parliament. Ms Carl speaks German, English, French and Spanish.
Antônia Pereira de Sousa
Antônia Pereira de Sousa is an Associate Cooperation Officer within the Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division (JCCD) of the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC. As such, she is responsible for general cooperation and external communication, and is also the focal point within the OTP for developing an international student network.
Prior to working in the ICC, Antônia worked for the Centre de Recherche en droit public (CRDP) of the Law Faculty of the Université de Montréal, Canada, where she did legal research in the areas of international law, globalization and issues of governance and global security. Antônia also worked for a local NGO in Cape Town, South Africa, where she was responsible for providing legal advice to refugees and asylum seekers, as well as for organizing workshops and a weekly radio programme on refugee and asylum seekers' issues. Antônia holds a Masters degree on International Humanitarian Assistance from the Law Faculty of Aix-en-Provence, France, as well as a Diplôme de l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques of Aix-en-Provence.
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Past Events
On the Memorial and Political Uses of Genocide
Speaker: Jacques Semelin
Where: LSE G108 (20 Kingsway)
When: Thurs Feb 26, 6.30-8p
Jacques Semelin is Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po Paris
(Center for International Research and Studies), author of Purify and
Destroy, Columbia UP (2007), a comparative and interdisciplinary
analysis of 3 cases: the Shoah, Rwanda and Bosnia. He shows how it is
possible to compare cases while respecting their specificity. Jacques
Sémelin's approach to the study of mass violence is multidisciplinary,
relying not only on contemporary history but also on social psychology
and political science.
Based on the seminal distinction between massacre and genocide, this
conference will identify the main steps of a general process of
destruction, both rational and irrational, made of a "delusional
rationality". It will describe a dynamic structural model with, at its
core, the matrix of a social imaginaire which, according to its fears,
resentments and utopias, shapes the social body, razing and eliminating
"the enemy". It will look at the different variable that can lead to a
genocidal process, trying to explain how ordinary people can become
perpetrators.
Jacques Sémelin is also Editor in Chief of the Online Encyclopedia of
Mass Violence. This project is based on a strong opposition to the
political instrumentalization of the word "genocide" today, urging
genocide research to take some distance with this legal and normative
definition to allow it to emerge as a discipline of its own right in
the field of social sciences.
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Harrison Mitchell: Human Rights Photojournalist
6.15pm, Monday 9 February, NAB 2.06
Harrison Mitchell is a development consultant and photojournalist who
from 2003-2006 worked for human rights organisation Global Witness
investigating conflict diamonds. Since then, he has continued his work
in human rights, investigating coorporate complicity in conflict, in
particular, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In March 2008,
Harrison co-edited the revelatory article in the Financial Times,
"Congo Rebels Cash in on Demand for Tin" which links leading
electronics companies to the Congo conflict.
Since then, Harrison has continued to investigate this issue and in
December returned to the region, visiting Rwanda and Uganda as well.
Currently a MSc Human Rights student at LSE, Harrison will speak on his
experience to date in these topics, as well as work beyond campaigning
including fairtrade diamonds - after which there will be lots of time
for discussion and questions.
The aim of this event is to encourage participation and discussion on
the topic, amongst students and the speaker alike. Whether you are
interested in this topic, or new to this area and want to know more,
come along and join the debate -we would love to see as many of you as
possible!
Snacks and drinks provided.
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TRIP TO THE HAGUE:
Important information:
•
Everyone is primarily responsible for booking their own flights to
Amsterdam Schiphol. In booking your flight, please ensure that you
arrive in the Netherlands on Sunday 15 February 2009 at the latest.
Upon booking, send us your flight information so we know when to expect
you. When we have received everybody's information, we will determine a
time and place that would be best to meet (either at the airport or at
the hostel)
• CHECK WITH YOUR EMBASSY to sort out any visa issues well in advance!
•
We will be staying at StayOkay Den Haag (Scheepmakersstraat 27 2515 VA
's-Gravenhag). Costs are around 20 Euros a night. ICCSN can possibly
arrange this for you, but you must tell immediately. It is recommended
that you book your flight first and book the hostel yourself, just to
keep all the facts straight.
Draft Itinerary
Below
is a list of activities that we will definitely partake in, but
everything is subject to change. If you want to request for any
activities to be added or taken off, please let us know! Please also
note that the relative flexibility in the time schedule reflects the
fact that there are several activities that have not been confirmed
yet; see below.
Monday
10:00 – 12:00: Presentation by the International Criminal Court
12:00 – 1:30: Meeting with the Chief Prosecutor of the ICC in the Office of the Prosecutor
1:30 – 2:30: Lunch at the Court
2:30 – 3:30: Presentation by the Special Court for Sierra Leone
3:30 – 4:30: Trial of The Prosecutor v. Charles Taylor
Note:
Depending on the progress of the trial; sitting in on the Thomas
Lubanga Trial at the ICC on this day may also be possible.
Tuesday
10:00 – 12:00: Meeting with the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC)
12:00 – 1:00: Meeting with The International Federation of Human Rights
aka Fédération internationale des droits de l'homme (FIDH)
Wednesday
9:00 – 11:00: Presentation by the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia & Trial Hearings
2:00 – 3:00: Tour of Vredespaleis (Peace Palace)
Below
are a list of activities that we have tentatively planned for, but will
not know whether they are possible/when they should be slotted for
until closer to the date:
• Meeting with Professor Christopher Greenwood QC
• Meeting with Professor Antonio Cassese
• Asser Institute Public Lectures
• Trip to Mauritshuis
• Clingendael Institute Public Lectures
Click here to download all trip information
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INVISIBLE CHILDREN, FILM SCREENING:
When: Monday, November 24, 7pm
Where: D502, Clement House
See Trailer
Please take some time to attend this viewing! Invisible Children is a growing non-profit in the United States and we are looking to help them extend their efforts into the UK. Your participation would greatly help to bring much needed attention to a very urgent issue.