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Colloquium of International Prosecutors in The Hague on 6 and 7 October 2006
Chief Prosecutors of international criminal tribunals and courts will meet for a colloquium in The Hague in the Netherlands on 6 and 7 October 2006.
The two-day colloquium is hosted by the Chief Prosecutors of the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Luis Moreno-Ocampo and Carla Del Ponte. In addition, Chief Prosecutor Hassan Jallow of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, acting Chief Prosecutor Christopher Staker of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the recently appointed Co-Prosecutors Robert Petit and Chea Lang of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia will attend the colloquium.
The permanent International Criminal Court, the two ad-hoc tribunals and the two mixed courts are part of an emerging international criminal justice system. All are currently investigating and prosecuting major high-level criminal cases. The Colloquium will provide a setting for meaningful exchanges between the senior international prosecutors and offer a unique opportunity to generate discussion on topics crucial to the development of international criminal law.
Media are invited to participate at the first session of the colloquium, a roundtable discussion from 9.00 to 12.00 on Friday 6 October in the World Forum Convention Centre in The Hague. The theme of the discussion is "The Emerging International Justice System: Impact on the Fight against Impunity". The discussion will be followed by a brief press conference and photo opportunity with the participating prosecutors.
Media representatives who wish to cover the roundtable and press conference are kindly requested to confirm their attendance to Francisca Sumay by e-mail to francisca.sumay [at] icc-cpi.int or by phone to +31-70-5158898 not later than 2 October.
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International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
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