At the forthcoming Seventh International Criminal Court (ICC) Assembly of States Parties Meeting in the Hague, two briefing sessions on the ICC Legal Tools will be held. The focus of the briefing sessions is ‘The ICC Legal Tools: its Services, Goals, Status and Further Development’.
Meeting Agendas:
1) State-sponsored meeting, Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 13:00-14:45h, Room Oceania2 :
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SESSION HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM THURSDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2008, TO WEDNESDAY, 19 NOVEMBER.
Introduction of the ICC Legal Tools Project and its outsourcing partners
Klaus Rackwitz, Senior Administrative Manager, ICC Office of the Prosecutor
‘The Legal Tools Project: its services, goals, status and further development’
Morten Bergsmo, Senior Researcher, PRIO
Demonstrating the functions of the ICC Database on Implementing Legislation
Dr. Olympia Bekou, Head of the ICJ Unit, Human Rights Law Centre, University of Nottingham
Questions and Answers
Hosted by the Netherlands and co-sponsored by the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria, the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom.
2) Introduction to the ICC Legal Tools Project for NGOs, Thursday 20 November, 11:00-12:00h, Africa Room
Opening Remarks
Klaus Rackwitz, Senior Administrative Manager, ICC Office of the Prosecutor
Gilbert Bitti, Senior Legal Advisor, Pre-Trial Division of the ICC.
Introductions by the Legal Tools Outsourcing Partners
‘The Status of the Legal Tools Project, including a demonstration of the Case Matrix’
Morten Bergsmo, Senior Researcher, PRIO
Questions and Comments
The events are organised and coordinated by the Human Rights Law Centre, on behalf of the ICC Legal Tools and its associated partners. Special thanks to the Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law for the coordination of the State-sponsored meeting.
