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Videos of the Sarajevo Conference – 27 Nov. 2013

 

Sarajevo, 26-27 November 2013
A conference of the ICTY Outreach Programme Jointly sponsored by the European Union and the Governments of Switzerland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea and Open Society Justice Initiative

 

Opening Speeches

Speakers:
  • Judge Theodor Meron, ICTY President
  • Jurriaan Kraak, Ambassador of the Netherlands to BiH
  • Bakir Izetbegović, Representative of the BiH Presidency

Keynote Speech

Speaker: Judge Theodor Meron, ICTY President
 

Panel 1: Assessing 20 years of the Tribunal

Moderator:
Anisa Sućeska-Vekić, Country Director, BIRN BiH
Panelists:
  • Judge Theodor Meron, ICTY President
  • Meddžida Kreso, President, Court of BiH
  • Kathryne Bomberger, Director-General, ICMP
  • Prof. Robert Cryer, Birmingham Law School
  • Nataša Kandić, Project RECOM

Panel 2: Tribunal and Local Judiciaries: Lessons Learned in Victim and Witness Support and Protection

Moderator:
Amela Ćosović-Medić, Justice and Security Sector, UNDP BiH
Panelists:
  • Sara Rubert, Support Officer, Victim and Witness Section, ICTY
  • Muris Brkić, Investigator, BiH Office of the Prosecutor
  • Nikica Hamer Vidmar, Head, Independent Sector for Victims and Witness Support, Ministry of Justice, Croatia
  • Slavica Peković, Head, Department for Victims and Witness Support, Higher Court, Serbia
  • Mats Mattsson, Head of the Executive Division, EULEX
  • Mirsada Malagić, former ICTY witness, BiH

Panel 3: Reparations

Moderator:
Jonathan Sisson, Regional Dealing with the Past Advisor, Human Security Division, Swiss FDFA
Panelists:
  • Alexandros Zervos, Deputy Chef de Cabinet, Office of the President, ICTY
  • Peter van der Auweraert, Head, IOM
  • Henrik Villadsen, General Legal Counsel and Head of Legal Affairs, EU
  • Thomas Osorio, Rule of Law and Human Rights, UNDP BiH
  • Juergen Schurr, Legal Advisor, REDRESS, UK
  • Andrew Mayne, Representative, UNHCR, BiH
  • Sandra Orlović, Executive Director, Humanitarian Law Centre, Serbia

Closing Remarks

Panelists:
  • Kate Mackintosh, Deputy Registrar, ICTY
  • Prof. dr. Ivo Komšić, Mayor of Sarajevo
  • André Schaller, Swiss Ambassador to BiH