June 21

International Criminal Court

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) website can be viewed in French or English, and it should be noted that it is not part of the United Nations system. The "About the Court" link on the left hand side of the page is especially useful to provide the history of the founding of the court, as well as the purpose behind its founding. On the homepage are News and Highlights, as well as links to streaming video of the proceedings in two different courtrooms, in French or English and with a 30-minute delay. Several links underneath the video links provide the "Court Schedule", "Decisions", "Documents" and "Press Releases". On the left hand side of the page is a link to "Legal texts and tools", which includes the Official Journal of the ICC. The Journal contains the governing statute, which is the "Rome Statute", as well as "Rules of Procedure and Evidence" and the "Elements of Crimes". The Legal Tools comprise an impressive 25,000 documents and legal commentaries, 13 collections and databases, and four reference tools, all on international criminal law and justice. The "Recruitment" link on the left hand side of the page should interest any visitors looking for a unique job or internship opportunity in the area of international criminal law. [KMG] From Scout Report

http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Home

August 17

International Criminal Court. Human Rights Watch Report

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Courting History: The Landmark International Criminal Court’s First Years
    Full text online copy of this Human Rights Watch report on the first five years of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Human Rights Watch is an independent, non-governmental organisation concerned with protecting the human rights of people around the world. Courting History: The Landmark International Criminal Court’s First Years looks at the accomplishments and shortcomings of the ICC since it began operations in 2003. There are chapters dealing with different aspects of the ICC’s work including the Court’s Chambers and its judges, the Office of the Prosecutor, defence and ensuring quality representation for defendents, the work of the field offices, outreach and communications, victim and witness support and protection, the role of victims in ICC proceedings and the cooperation and support of states parties. A summary of key recommendations is also provided. The report is made freely available to download in PDF. Intute.ac.uk
http://hrw.org/reports/2008/icc0708/icc0708web.pdf
August 05

“The International Criminal Court: Is Africa Just A Guinea-Pig?. Centre For Conflict Resolution

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The Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR), Cape Town, South Africa, invites you and members of your organisation to the seminar

 

“The international Criminal Court: Is Africa just a guinea-pig?”

 

 

CHAIR and SPEAKER:               Ms Yasmin Sooka

(Executive Director, Foundation for Human Rights, Johannesburg)

 

SPEAKERS:                               Professor Vincent Nmehielle,

(School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and former Principal Defender of the Special Court for Sierra Leone)

 

Dr Charles Villa-Vicencio

(Former Executive Director, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Cape Town)

 

 

DATE:                                       Monday 18 August 2008

TIME:                                       17H30 to 19H30

VENUE:                                     Centre for the Book, 62 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town

RSVP:                                      Lavenia Benjamin

TEL:                                          (021) 689 1005

E-MAIL:                                   lavenia@ccr.uct.ac.za

Website:                                  http://ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za/

                       

 

All welcome and entry is free.