International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: Independent Conference on its Legacy From the Defence Perspective

MONTREAL, Canada -

The Hague, Holland 14 et 15 Novembre 2009 Institute for Social Studies Kortenaerkade 12 2518 AX Den Haag

The Coordinating committee is pleased to announce the conference to be held in The Hague on 14 and 15 November 2009.

Speakers include:

- Ramsay Clark, New York, “International Criminal Courts for the 21st century: Equal Justice Under International Law, or War by Other Means?”, Former Attorney General of the United States, Defense attorney for Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam Hussein and Elizaphan Ntakirutimana at the ICTR. - Pierre Péan, Paris, “The ICTR as an instrument legitimizing the actions of the Great Powers (USA’ Great Britain and Israel in the Great Lakes Region after the collapse of the Berlin Wall. Le TPIR comme instrument de légitimation des actions des grandes puissances (USA, Grande-Bretagne et Israël) dans l’Afrique des Grands Lacs après la chute du Mur de Berlin “, Writer, author of “Noires fureurs,blancs menteurs” - Jordi Palou Loverdos, Barcelona, ” Impunity, international courts and universal jurisdiction: last law changes in Spain and debate at UN ” Mr. Loverdos has piloted the indictment in Spain before the Audiencia Nacional of Rwandan leaders for war crimes. - Jean-Marie Vianney Ndagijimana, Orléans << Apartheid mémoriel et judiciaire: le cas des Gacaca et du TPIR >>, former Rwandan Ambassador to France and former Minister in the RPF Government - Dr John Laughland, Paris “Undermining the Rule of Law: Joint Criminal Enterprise and Command Responsibility in International Criminal Justice” - Professor Lennox Hinds, New York “The Presumption of guilt at the Ictr” - Wilfred Nderitu, Nairobi, Kenya “The Issue of Perjury/Evidence Gathering at the ICTR and Its Impact on the Administration of Justice” - Chief Charles Taku, Cameroun “ICTR: Eternalizing the ‘Judicial Genocide’ of the Hutu”, Cameroun - Ville Hoikkala, Finnish attorney ,”Legal Issues: Trial of François Bazaramba in Finland” - Ken Ogetto, Nairobi, Kenya “The challenges of defending international crime suspects ” Sefence counsel at the ICTR and in the RUF trial- Special Court for Sierra Leone

Admission free for Journalists

In depth interviews available on Saturday 14 November

Please contact:

John Philpot, www johnphilpot.com

Canada until 10 November : +1-514-272-9150

Holland +31(0)631-566-495 after 10 November

jphilpot@videotron.ca

Source: Independent Conference on Its Legacy from the Defence Perspective

Please contact: John Philpot, https://www johnphilpot.com, Canada until 10 November : +1-514-272-9150, Holland +31(0)631-566-495 after 10 November, jphilpot at videotron.ca