ICC Legal Tools to be presented at the 7th ICC Assembly of States Parties meeting

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.

Legal Tools Project to be presented at COJUR meeting in Brussels

Dr. Olympia Bekou from the Human Rights Law Centre and representatives from the Legal Tools Partner’s Network (LTPN) will participate in the meeting of the EU Working Group on International Law (COJUR)/ICC which convenes in Brussels on 29^th May 2008.

On behalf of the LTPN, Dr. Bekou will give a presentation on the EU and the ICC Legal Tools Partners. She will be joined by Morten Bergsmo, Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO), and Gilbert Bitti, Senior Legal Advisor, Pre-Trial Division of the ICC.

Assembling senior representatives from foreign ministries of the 27 EU member states, the EU focal points for the ICC, as well as other relevant actors from EU institutions the COJUR meeting provides an excellent opportunity for the Network to strengthen the links with the EU community and lay the basis for successful future cooperation.

Meeting Agenda:

The ICC Legal Tools Project and the EU: towards a successful partnership

Presentation of the Legal Tools:

Morten Bergsmo, Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO), and Gilbert Bitti, Senior Legal Advisor, Pre-Trial Division of the ICC.

EU and the ICC Legal Tools Partners:

Dr Olympia Bekou , University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre

Integration

We’ll be meeting in Saarbrücken on June 25th to discuss the integration of our various data projects with the Court’s systems.  Pocket protectors all round!