INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY THE UNIVERSITIES NETWORK FOR

CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF

KUFA (MEMBER OF UNETCHAC)

 

‟Preventive measures to counter violence against children in armed conflicts”

27 th of March 2021

 

 It was a great honor for me to represent as speaker the International Criminal Bar Association at the International Conference Preventive measures to counter violence against children in armed conflicts”, organized by The Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict in Collaboration with The University of Kufa (MEMBER OF UNETCHAC), in the presence of so great personalities who have agreed to join forces to achieve the Network's goals under the auspices of The University of Kufa. (Prof. Dr. Yasir Lafta Hassoun, President of University of Kufa H.E. Bruno Antonio Pasquino, Ambassador of Italy to Iraq H.E. Safia Taleb Al-Suhail, Ambassador of Iraq to Italy, Prof. Laura Guercio, Representative of the Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict, Dr. Bakthiar Amin, former Minister of Human Rights in Iraq Prof. Fausto Pocar, Former Judge ICTY and Judge ad hoc ICJ, etc.)

The International Criminal Bar Association has among its objectives the defense of common values ​​which are similar with those of The Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict. The defense of fundamental human rights and freedoms, when the victims of these violation are children and women, is a major concern of the ICB, as well as for each member of the association.

I consider it essential that through the programs that we will initiate in the ICB's activity, we should train lawyers and specialize them to provide the most effective defense possible to the victims who are children involved in armed conflicts. These are technical aspects of criminal judicial procedure that are specific to the assistance of child victims, when they are heard as an injured party, a civilian party, a victim of armed conflicts.

I believe that we must work in complex teams and complement our professional knowledge, because some representatives of Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict are also members of ICB, such member is our dear colleague and friend - lawyer Laura Guercio. 

From this perspective, I will submit to the approval of the first meeting of the Executive Committee of ICB the draft agreement of the collaboration between ICB and The Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict. 

 

Prof. Dragos Chilea, President of International Criminal Bar Association

 

 

Coalition for the International Criminal Court

MASTER

The ICB wishes to inform you of the Official Announcement of the Master on International Criminal Justice created with the Rovira i Virgili University

4Th International Meeting Of Defence Offices

25 & 26 November 2016 London, United Kingdom

SUMMARY REPORT

 

Defence Office of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon

Dear Madam, Sir,

The Defence Office of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon thank you again for your participation in the Fourth International Meetings of Defence Offices which were held in London, on 25th and 26th of November 2016.

Please find attached the Summary report of the Meetings in French, English and Arabic. 

You will also find attached the questionnaire on Defence Investigations, which we thank you for completing in the language of your choice, and sending back to us, if you have not already done so. As Johann said during the Meetings,your answers will be very useful in that they will illustrate the Guide to Investigations with concrete examples from you experience.

Thank you again for your participation and we hope to see you again in Nuremberg for the Fifth Meetings in 2017.

Kind regards,