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Click here for updated listings of film screenings of The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court.
July 17, 1:00 pm
New York, NY: Rally for International Justice in Union Square.
Sponsored by AMICC, Amnesty International USA, Student World Assembly, Council of
American Students in International Negotiations and the United Nations
Association of the USA. Click here to download the flyer.
July 17, 10:00 am
Richmond, Heights, MO: Meeting to Celebrate International Justice Day.
Presented by the St. Louis Alliance for the International Criminal Court.
Sponsored by Amnesty International, the Whitney R. Harris World Law
Institute, the Ethical Action Committee of the Ethical Society, UNA
of Greater St. Louis, and the Women’s International League for Peace
and Freedom (WILPF). The Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Road.
Contact: Ron Glossop at rglossop@mindspring.com or (314)869-2303.
July 17
IJCentral.org: Launch of "Ask the Prosecutor" for International Justice Day.
Do you have a burning question for the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC)? Now you can ask him directly.
We're pleased to announce that on July 17, International Justice Day, IJCentral (an outreach initiative of Skylight Pictures)
will launch a new section on the site called "Ask the Prosecutor", where Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will answer your questions
about the ICC on camera. In this same section the Prosecutor will also be posting monthly video updates on the cases and
investigations moving their way through the ICC. Don't hold back, ask your question now by logging in at:
http://community.ijcentral.org/group/asktheprosecutor.
July 16, 3:00 pm; July 17, 11:00 am; July 18, 11:00 am
New York, NY: Yoga and Justice with Matthew Lombardo. All are open level classes. Jivamukti Yoga School, 841 Broadway, second floor.
Visit the Jivamukti website for pricing info. First-time students receive a free class.
Click here to download the flyer.
July 16, 12:30 pm
Philadelphia, PA: Presentation of Mayoral Proclamation of International Justice Day.
Remarks by Jerry Shestack, former president of the American Bar Association (ABA) and head of the ABA delegation to the 1998 Rome Diplomatic Conference which established the ICC.
Sponsored by the United Nations Association of Greater Philadelphia.
City Hall, Mayor's Reception Room, Room 202.
July 15, 10:00 - 11:00 am
International Justice Day: CICC Live Blogging with Convenor William Pace.
On 17 July the world celebrates International Justice Day, in honor of the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute,
the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC). In advance of this important celebration, the Coalition
for the ICC will host a LIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION with CICC Convenor William R. Pace on the Coalition's blog at
http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/blog. Celebrating
the 12th anniversary of the Rome Statute, CICC Convenor William R. Pace will answer questions on the Rome Statute system
and reflect on key outcomes of the recent ICC Review Conference. To follow the live discussion, visit the Coalition's blog
In Situ: See Justice through the Eyes of Civil Society, at http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/blog.
We kindly invite you to submit your questions during the live event or in advance to communications@coalitionfortheicc.org.
July 15, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Washington, DC: Fresh Perspectives on the International Criminal Court.
Join ASIL’s New Professionals Interest Group Committee on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for a screening of
The Reckoning at 7:00 p.m. followed by a roundtable discussion on the role of the ICC and recent developments.
Over 120 countries have united to form the International Criminal Court (ICC) — the first permanent court created to prosecute perpetrators, no matter how powerful, of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide. The Reckoning follows dynamic ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo and his team for three years across four continents as he issues arrest warrants for Lord's Resistance Army leaders in Uganda, puts Congolese warlords on trial, shakes up the Colombian justice system, and charges Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir with genocide in Darfur. (PBS)
ASIL Headquarters, Tillar House, 2223 Massachusetts Ave NW. Metro: Dupont Circle.
Registration is free but space is limited.
Click here for more information and to
register.
July 14, 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Washington, DC: International Justice Day Rally: The Arrest of Omar Al Bashir.
Sudanese Diaspora from all over the DC metropolitan area are coming together to demonstrate their commitment to justice and
remind the world that July 14th marks the day in 2008 that the ICC Chief Prosecutor submitted a request for the arrest of
Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir. Al Bashir is still a fugitive of justice and has continued committing atrocities against
our people in Darfur and other parts of Sudan. Lafayette Park, Pennsylvania Ave. and Jackson Pl., NW.
Click here for more information.
July 13, 6:00 pm
New York, NY: International Justice Day Celebration.
International Justice Day is celebrated throughout the world on the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute for the
International Criminal Court, to recognize the emerging system of international criminal justice. Please join us for the New
York City Bar Association's first-ever event marking this special occasion.
Speakers: Hon. Patricia O'Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel
H.E. Mr. Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the United Nations, President of the ICC Assembly of States Parties
David Tolbert, President, International Center for Transitional Justice.
Special Musical Guests:
Bethany & Rufus
Sponsored by:
Council on International Affairs, Mark R. Shulman, Chair; Committee on International Human Rights, Stephen L. Kass, Chair.
Co-sponsored by:
AMICC and the Committee on International Criminal Law, ABA Section of International Law. 42 West 44th Street.
Click here to download the flyer.
Click here for more information and to
register.
July 13, 10:00 am
Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles City Council’s presentation of a special proclamation declaring July 17th as World Day for International Justice,
with recognition of the International Criminal Court and the work of the Los Angeles-based International Criminal Court Alliance.
City Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 North Spring Street. Event is open to the public. For more information, please contact Sean Butler at tsbummer@msn.com.
July 12, 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Washington, DC: The International Criminal Court After Kampala: Should the United States Change its Relationship with the ICC?
Should the U.S. re-sign the Statute? Accede to the Statute? Continue its current status as a non-party, but increase its cooperation with the ICC? On the other hand, does the action taken (or not taken) at Kampala provide additional support for those who oppose accession and cooperation?
Featuring: Hon. Brian Hook, Partner, Latitude, LLC and former Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for International Organizations; Prof. Jeremy A. Rabkin, George Mason University School of Law; Prof. Michael P. Scharf, John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Professor of Law,
Case Western Reserve University School of Law; Moderator: Hon. Edwin D. Williamson, Senior Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and
Registration details: There is no charge for this event. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP online as seating is limited.
May 26, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Webinar: The Upcoming International Criminal Court Review Conference.
In this ASIL Webinar, David Scheffer, former U.S. Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues (1997-2001) and AMICC Steering
Committee member, will discuss and take questions on U.S. policy toward the upcoming Review Conference of the Rome Statute of the
International Criminal Court. Scheffer will also explore what has changed since he led the U.S. Delegation in the negotiations
leading to the adoption of the Rome Statute in 1998.
The Rome Statute is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court, and to which the U.S. was a signatory until 2002.
This is the first Review Conference of the Rome Statute, and it takes place from May 31–June 11 in Kampala, Uganda. At the Review
Conference, the U.S. will be participating as an observing non-State Party during negotiations of key issues such as the proposed
addition of the crime of aggression to the jurisdiction of the Court.
ASIL Members and all non-ASIL members may register for free.
Internet connection is required. To receive instructions on joining the webinar, please register no later than 12:00 am Eastern
Time on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.
Click here for more information and to
register.
April 23: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Chicago, IL: International Justice in the 21st Century: The Law and Politics of the International Criminal Court.
The first president of the International Criminal Court, Judge Philippe Kirsch, will be the keynote speaker for The John
Marshall Law Review symposium, as the 2010 Belle R. and Joseph H. Braun Memorial Lecturer.
The symposium will feature Judge Kirsch and leading international and American scholars and experts presenting papers and
commentaries that will examine the role of the ICC in the development of international law. CLE Credit will be offered.
315 S. Plymouth Court. Click here for more information and to register.
April 19: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
New York, NY: The ICC and Justice: Through the Lens of Sudan.
A discussion with Richard Dicker, Director of the International Justice Program at Human Rights Watch;
John Norris, Executive Director of Enough at the Center for American Progress, and Adam Smith, Associate at Covington and
Burling, LLP and author of After Genocide: Bringing the Devil to Justice. The panel will be moderated by Cardozo Law student
Nicholas Katz. Presented by Cardozo Law School's Program In Holocaust and Human Rights Studies.
Reception to follow at 8:00 pm. Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Jacob Burns Moot Court Room, 55 Fifth Avenue, First Floor (at 12th Street). RSVP: cardozophhr@gmail.com.
April 13: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
New York, NY: Second Meeting of the Amnesty International Northeast Region Action Group on the ICC.
Please join us at the second meeting of the Amnesty International Northeast Region International Criminal Court Action Team
which will: work along with other organizations in the international community to promote governments' full cooperation with
the Court in investigating and prosecuting crimes; campaign the Court to investigate and prosecute crimes in accordance with
the highest standards of international justice; and help move the United States closer to ratifying the Rome Statute of the ICC.
Please join us at the meeting - your participation and action are greatly needed. New attendees/members are more than welcome.
Please also encourage your friends and colleagues to attend.
Amnesty International USA Headquarters, 5 Penn Plaza (very close to the 34th Street-Penn Station stop on the A,C, E trains).
Note: Security in the building is tight. If you plan on attending, please e-mail Kathy Polias at kpolias75@gmail.com with your
full name or RSVP on the Facebook page.
For more information, contact Kathy Polias at (347) 285-6546 or kpolias75@gmail.com.
April 12: 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Hempstead, NY: Academic Panel: The Future of the International Criminal Court. Featuring AMICC Convener John Washburn,
Columbia Law Professor Larry Johnson, and Dr. John D. Fonte of the Hudson Institute. Moderated by Professor Julian Ku. Hofstra Law School, Room 308.
Click here for more information.
April 7: 7:00 pm
Chapel Hill, NC: 2009-2010 Hillard Gold '39 Lecture by ICC Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda: From Nuremberg to Darfur – The Role of International Criminal Justice in Reconciliation and Peace.
As Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and former chief legal adviser to the president of Gambia, Fatou Bensouda has been hailed as a legal superstar. Instrumental in investigating and prosecuting war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, she has championed the cause of child soldiers in Africa, spearheaded the prosecution of rape as a crime of war, and drawn attention to international conflicts that would otherwise have gone unnoticed. Most recently, Fatou Bensouda was involved in the controversial decision to bring an arrest warrant against Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s sitting head of state, for his actions in Darfur.
Sponsored by the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence, The Distinguished Speaker Series of Student Government, and Student Fees.
Gerrard Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill. Free and open to the public. Entry will be limited to UNC One Card holders until 6:40 p.m.
Available seating as of 6:40 p.m. will then be open to the general public.
For more information, visit www.johnstoncenter.unc.edu or call (919) 966-5110.
April 7: 12:15 pm
Durham, NC: Prosecutorial Discretion at the International Criminal Court: A Lecture by Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda.
One of the major debates in the United States about the role of the International Criminal Court in the international criminal
justice system is the function of prosecutorial discretion at the Court. Come learn from Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda about how the Statute of the Court
and the OTP's internal policies govern the exercise of prosecutorial discretion and the Court's cooperation with national
authorities. Lunch will be served. Duke Law School, Science Drive and Towerview Road, room 3037. For more information, contact Matt Smith at mas1218@gmail.com.
April 6: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Chapel Hill, NC: Second Annual Conference on the Future of Adversarial Systems, featuring ICC Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda. There is a $30 registration
fee which will cover lunch and morning and afternoon coffee. (Seven hours of CLE credit will be available; each participant must pay for
his or her own CLE credits.) The Carolina Club, located in the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on the University of North Carolina campus.
Click here for the agenda and registration form, visit www.adversarialsystems.org,
or contact Professor Michael Corrado at (919) 962-4121 or corrado@unc.edu.
March 30: 7:00 pm
Columbus, OH: Screening of The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court
followed by video conference with Reckoning Producer Paco de Onis. Presented by ImaniWorks and the UNA-USA Columbus Chapter.
The Ohio State University's Ohio Union, Great Hall Meeting Room, 1739 North High Street.
Click here for more information.
March 24: 6:00 - 7:30 pm
New York, NY: The Ralph Bunche Forum: The Rome Statute and the ICC featuring David Donat Cattin, Parliamentarians for Global Action.
David Donat Cattin (Ph.D Law, Italy) is the Director of the International Law and Human Rights Programme and Development Advisor
of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), a network of over 1,300 Lawmakers from 117 countries of all regions of the world
(www.pgaction.org). Over the past seven years, Dr. Donat Cattin worked to promote the universality and effectiveness of the
International Criminal Court (ICC) Statute in approximately 80 countries. Under his coordination, PGA Members contributed to the
ratification process of 60 out the current 105 States Parties to the Statute, including some of the most recent
ratifications/accessions, namely Mexico (2005), the Comoros (2006) and Japan (2007). Dr. Donat Cattin holds a Ph.D in International
Law and Human Rights (2000) from the University of Teramo (Italy), Faculty of Law, and a magna cum laude law degree (1999) from
the LUISS-Guido Carli University of Rome (Italy), Faculty of Law. As a legal scholar and human rights activist, Dr. Donat Cattin
made several publications and interventions in international fora. His writings on international criminal law appeared on well
known scholarly works, such Triffterer's Commentary on the Rome Statute of the ICC (1999; II edition under editorial review
2007) and Lattanzi & Schabas' Collection of Essays on the Rome Statute of the ICC (vol. I, 1999; vol. II, 2004).
Click here for more information.
CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street), Room 5414. Seating is free, but limited. RSVP required: ekaretny@gc.cuny.edu or for further inquires, call (212) 817-2100.
March 23: 6:30 pm
New York, NY: Screening of The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court
followed by a question and answer session with Reckoning Editor Peter Kinoy and Professor Jennifer Trahan of NYU’s Center for Global Affairs.
Woolworth Building, Room 430 (15 Barclay St.).
Click here for more information. RSVP to gags.nyu@gmail.com
March 12: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Washington, DC: Avon Global Center 2010 Women and Justice Conference: Gender-Based Violence and Justice in Conflict and Post-Conflict Areas.
In coordination with the Cornell International Law Journal, and with generous support from Avon Foundation for Women and Virtue
Foundation, the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice will bring together judges (from international tribunals and national
courts), scholars, policymakers and practitioners to discuss advances and obstacles to securing justice for women and girls in
conflict and post-conflict areas. Speakers include ICC Judge Joyce Aluoch and ICC Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda.
National Museum for Women and the Arts, 1250 New York Avenue, NW.
Click here for more information and to register.
March 9: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
New York, NY: Organization Meeting to Create an Amnesty International Northeast Region Action Group on the ICC.
Thenjiwe McHarris (Amnesty Field Organizer for New York and New Jersey), Alice Duckworth (AI Group 27), and Kathy Polias
(AI Group 27) invite you to attend an organizational meeting to create an Amnesty International Northeast Region International
Criminal Court Action Team to: work along with other organizations in the international community to promote governments' full
cooperation with the Court in investigating and prosecuting crimes; campaign the Court to investigate and prosecute crimes in
accordance with the highest standards of international justice; and help move the United States closer to ratifying the Rome
Statute of the ICC. Light refreshments will be served. Amnesty International USA Headquarters, 5 Penn Plaza (very close to the 34th Street-Penn Station stop on the A,C, E trains).
Note: Security in the building is tight. If you plan on attending, please e-mail Thenjiwe at tmcharris@aiusa.org with your full name.
March 9: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Santa Clara, CA: Santa Clara Law Center for Global Law and Policy Special Speaker Fatou Bensouda, Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Lunch Provided.
Berchman A. Bannan Hall, room 127, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real. Contact Galina Pappu at (408) 551-1955.
March 8: 5:00 pm
Davis, CA: Address by ICC Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda: Gender Violence and International Criminal Law.
Sponsored by UC Davis School of Law's California International Law Center at King Hall (CILC), the address corresponds with International Women's Day.
UC Davis School of Law, 400 Mrak Hall Drive, Wilkins Moot Courtroom.
Click here for more information.
March 3: 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Brooklyn, NY: Screening of The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court
and discussion with AMICC Convener John Washburn.
Presented by the UN Graduate Certificate Program (Long Island University) and the Brooklyn Chapter of the United Nations Association of the USA.
Spike Lee Screening Room, Long Island University: Brooklyn Campus, 1 University Plaza.
Click here for more information.
March 1: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Washington, DC: Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights: The Challenge of Balancing Peace and Justice. Three panel
discussions followed by a keynote address by US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp.
Presented by Georgetown University Law Center's Human Rights Institute
and AMICC member Human Rights Watch.
Georgetown University Law Center, Gewirz Student Center, 12th floor 120 F Street N.W.
Click here to register.
February 4: 9:15 am - 7:15 pm
Chicago, IL: Northwestern Law Atrocity Crimes Litigation Year-in-Review (2009).
The 2009 decisions and judgments of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former
Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Extraordinary Chambers in the
Courts of Cambodia, the International Criminal Court, and the War Crimes Chamber of the State
Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as developments at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon,
will be discussed by eleven leading practitioners and scholars of the tribunals, including ICC Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda.
Northwestern University School of Law, NW corner East Superior & North Lake Shore Dr., Rubloff Building, 8th floor (daytime event)
and Hotel Sofitel, 20 East Chestnut Street (evening event). Click here for more information.
February 3
Pittsburgh, PA: Workshop: Moot ICC in Your Classroom.
This workshop will provide the necessary information for teachers to prepare their students for the Moot ICC tournament
that Global Solutions Pittsburgh will be hosting on April 9, 2010. D. Wes Rist, a GSP Board Member and Assistant Director
of the Center for International Legal Education at the University of Pittsburgh will discuss the relevant legal issues
and walk teachers through the moot court procedure. Not only will this workshop help the teacher to understand the workings
of the ICC, as well as reach the guideline of PA Department of Education’s Academic Standards for Civics and Government,
under How International Relationships Function, 5.4.9/12. This workshop is being offered for Act 48 continuing education credits.
University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Free and open to all Pitt students and the community.
Announced by the Center for International Legal Education and Global Solutions Pittsburgh.
For more information, contact Daniel Giovannelli at dan@globalsoutionspgh.org.
January 29-31
White Plains, NY: The Pace / ICLN International Criminal Court Moot Regional Round for the Americas and Caribbean.
The annual Pace Law School International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Competition is now the Regional Round for the
Americas/Caribbean for the ICC Trial Competition
held in The Hague. The new global competition is sponsored by the Dutch government, in cooperation with Pace Law School,
the University of Amsterdam, the American Society of International Law, and the International Criminal Law Network (ICLN).
Click here for more information.
January 28: 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
Pittsburgh, PA: Lecture: The Role of the United States in International Criminal Justice.
US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp will discuss the Obama administration's plans for developing U.S. participation
in international criminal law. This lecture has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Board
for One (1) hour of substantive credit. No Pre-Registration. CLE credit fee is $25. Exact change is required or checks
should be made payable to the "University of Pittsburgh."
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Teplitz Memorial Courtroom. Free and open to the public; $25 fee to obtain CLE credit.
Sponsored by the Center for International Legal Education.
For more information, contact Gina Huggins at (412) 648-7023 or glclark@pitt.edu.
January 27: 6:30 pm
Dallas, TX: Screening of The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court
and discussion with Anthony J. Colangelo, Assistant Professor of Law at Southern Methodist University.
Dallas Holocaust Museum, 211 North Record Street. For more information contact Laura McCarthy at laura-mccarthy@sbcglobal.net.
December 10: 7:00 pm
Louisville, KY: Human Rights Day Screening: The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court.
The United Nations Association of Louisville, The Kentucky Coalition for the International Criminal Court, Interfaith Paths to Peace, and The Thomas Merton Center and Archives at
Bellarmine University invite you to a special screening commemorating International Human Rights Day. A discussion of the film will follow the screening.
Hilary’s in Horrigan Hall at Bellarmine University, 2000 Newburg Road. Parking is available around Horrigan Hall
and in the Knights Hall parking lot off Norris Place.
If you have any questions, please contact Matt Hanka at (502) 296-7759 or mhanka@yahoo.com.
December 10: 7:00 pm
Portland, ME: Human Rights Day Screening and Discussion of the film The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court. Post-film discussion about the ICC with Patrick Downey, Maine Assistant Attorney General.
Organized by Portland Amnesty International and co-sponsored by UNA-Maine and the Maine Alliance for the International Criminal Court (MAICC).
University Events Room, 7th floor of Glickman Family Library at University of Southern Maine Portland, 314 Forest Avenue.
For more information, contact Leo Barrington at llbarrington@gmail.com.
December 8: 6:00 pm
San Francisco, CA: Remarks by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo. World Affairs Council of Northern California,
312 Sutter Street, Second Floor. Click here for more information.
December 1: 5:00 pm
White Plains, NY: Perspectives on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and US Membership.
The ICC is a permanent treaty-based criminal court that can try individuals only for designated
atrocity crimes, such as genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes. The Court came
into being under the Rome Statute in 2002. Up until now 110 countries have joined the ICC. The US has not.
Our speakers will present different views on the advantages and disadvantages of the ICC and US membership
in it, followed by a question and answer period. Featuring AMICC Convener John Washburn and Northwestern
University School of Law Professor Jide Nzelibe.
Moderated by Prof. Alexander Greenawalt, Pace University Law School. Presented by United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA)
Westchester Chapter and co-sponsored by Pace Law School, Citizens for Global Solutions and the Unitarian-Universalist UN Office.
Pace University Law School, Preston Hall - Tudor Room, 52 North Broadway. Click here for directions. Refreshments will be served following the program.
Information: philreynolds60@hotmail.com or (914) 472-5490.
November 16: 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Washington, DC: The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court and panel discussion featuring
Ruth Wedgwood, Professor of International Law and Diplomacy and Director of the Program in International Law and Organizations at John Hopkins University;
Kenneth Anderson, Professor of Law at Washington College of Law, American University, and a research fellow of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University;
John B. Bellinger III, Partner in Arnold & Porter's national security and international practice and Adjunct Senior Fellow in International and National Security Law, Council on Foreign Relations;
Gary D. Solis, Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University; and
Jane E. Stromseth, Professor of Law at Georgetown University.
Johns Hopkins SAIS Rome Auditorium, 1619 Massachusetts Ave NW. RSVP here.
November 9: 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm
Washington, DC: The ICC Office of the Prosecutor: The Next Three Years.
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is currently
holding its final round of consultations with States, international organizations,
civil society, experts and academics in order to finalize its prosecutorial strategy
and define the priorities of the Office for the next three years. The final version
of the Prosecutorial Strategy will be adopted prior to the opening of this year's
session of the Assembly of States Parties on 18 November. Please join ASIL Member
Olivia Swaak-Goldman, International Cooperation Advisor in the Office of the
Prosecutor, to learn more about the Office's strategy in terms of prosecutions,
investigations, preliminary examinations, cooperation, and how to maximize the
impact of the work of the Office of the Prosecutor and the ICC. Ms. Goldman's
presentation will be followed by commentary by ICC experts and discussion with the
audience. 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Luncheon; 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Program. ASIL Members may register for free.
All non-ASIL members may register for $15.00. Online registration is encouraged.
Walk-in registrations will be accepted by cash or check payment only. The American Society of International Law
2223 Massachusetts Avenue, NW. Metro: Dupont Circle.
Click here to register.
October 30: 8:30 - 10:00 am
Miami Beach, FL: Revisiting the International Criminal Court: What to Expect from the Review Conference.
The Section of International Law 2009 Fall Meeting convenes on the eve of the First Review Conference of the Assembly of State Parties to the International Criminal Court. This session will include a discussion of issues to be addressed at the Review Conference (including possible new jurisdiction over the crime of aggression), what's at stake for the United States, how the U.S. should approach the conference and the Court generally. Three distinguished experts with extensive experience in U.S. government and international criminal tribunals - currently chairs of Task Forces on the Court separately convened by the American Society of International Law and the Section of International Law - will share their perspectives on the future of the Court and U.S. policy toward it.
Speakers: David M. Crane, Syracuse University College of Law;
William H. Taft, IV, Fried Frank Harris Shriver and Jacobson LLP; and
Patricia M. Wald, former Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
American Bar Association Section of International Law Spring Meeting, Eden Roc Resort, 4525 Collins Avenue.
Click here for more information and to register.
October 27: 12 noon - 4:00 pm
Pasadena, CA: UN Day Luncheon. The United Nations Association-Pasadena/Foothills Chapter will honor humanitarian Marvin Schachter with its 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award for his years of outstanding service to the UN and for his humanitarian work both locally and nationally. Marvin Schachter is well known for his human rights contributions that span six decades, including
co-founding the International Criminal Court Alliance, an AMICC alliance based in California, which is co-sponsoring the event.
Main Dining Room, Western Justice Center, 55 South Grand Avenue. For reservations and more information, visit www.unapasadena.org, call (626) 449-1795 or e-mail sherry@unapasadena.org.
October 24: 2:00 pm
Albuquerque, NM: The Prosecution and Defense of Omar Al-Bashir, President of Sudan.
Voices of Darfur, Voices of Khartoum
Voices of Hope, Voices of Despair
Voices of Anger, Voices of Power
Stories and testimony by the people of Darfur, by government officials of Sudan, by observers, by advocates, by journalists and
from the United Nations and the International Criminal Court. A theatrical presentation. Presented by the Albuquerque Chapters of the United Nations
Association and Amnesty International and by Albuquerque Project Darfur.
Location: Albuquerque Peace and Justice Center, Harvard and Silver.
Contact AMICC New Mexico Alliance Leader William Pratt at 869-4212 or prattsalwm@comcast.net. Peace and justice? Peace or justice? Impunity for war crimes?
October 22-24
New York, NY: International Law Weekend 2009: "Challenges to Transnational Governance".
Includes a panel on "Victim Participation in the International Criminal Court", 4:00 - 5:30 pm on Friday, October 23 at Fordham University School of Law, 140 West 62nd Street.
Click here for more information and to register.
October 20: 3:00 - 6:30 pm
Stanford, CA: United Nations Association Film Festival ICC film screening, panel and reception. The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court at 3:00 pm
followed by a panel discussuion, "From Dream to Reality: International Criminal Court" co-presented with Freeman Spogli Institute at 4:30 pm, and a reception with the filmmakers at 5:30 pm.
Stanford University, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Encina Hall, 616 Serra Street. Admission to the film and panel is free. For more information, visit www.unaff.org/2009.
October 5, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Cambridge, MA: International Criminal Justice: Challenges of Investigating and Prosecuting War Crimes
featuring Serge Brammertz, former ICC Deputy Prosecutor for Investigations and current Chief Prosecutor
of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Hors d'oeuvres will be provided.
Co-sponsored by OPIA, the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School, and the War Crimes Clinic.
Pound Hall 335, Harvard Law School. For more information, contact: hrp@law.harvard.edu.
October 1, 9:00 - 11:00 am
Washington, DC: 148th Great Lakes Policy Forum: "The ICC in Africa: Impartial Judge or Neo-Colonial Project?"
Speakers include: Suliman Baldo, Africa Director International Center for Transitional Justice;
Charles Villa-Vicencio, Ph.D., Former Executive Director Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Cape Town; and
Ruth Wedgwood, Director, International Law & Organizations Program Johns Hopkins University. The forum will be moderated by:
Steve Utterwulghe, Vice President, International Development, Search for Common Ground.
Johns Hopkins University Kenney Auditorium (SAIS) 1740 Massachusetts Ave., NW. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome at the meeting. If you think of anyone else who should be invited, please pass his or her name along to us. Journalists may participate, but discussion is not for attribution. If you have any questions or feedback about the forum, please contact Singto Saro-Wiwa at Search for Common Ground: 202-265-4300.
Kindly RSVP to glpf@sfcg.org by September 30 at the latest.
September 16, 12 noon - 2:00 pm
Chicago, IL: 2009 Dean Fred F. Herzog Memorial Lecture by Ambassador Hans Corell:
"International Prosecution of Heads of State for Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity".
Hans Corell is a Swedish lawyer and diplomat who served as under-secretary-general for
legal affairs and the legal counsel of the United Nations from 1994 to 2004. Ambassador Corell was
the UN secretary-general's representative to the Rome Conference that created the International
Criminal Court.
The John Marshall Law School, 315 South Plymouth Court.
This is a free program and open to the public. Please register by 9/9/09.
Click here to register or call (312) 987-1420.
August 31-September 1
Chautauqua, NY: The Third Annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs.
The third annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs will be an historic
gathering of international prosecutors from Nuremberg through present day tribunals.
The focus of the 2009 Dialogs is "The Role of Women in International Criminal Law."
The conference and roundtable discussion are free and open to the public
(with the exception of meals).
Current and former international prosecutors will be the featured participants,
including ICC Deputy Proscutor Fatou Bensouda.
Registration is free.
Please contact Carol Drake at the Robert H. Jackson Center at cdrake@roberthjackson.org,
+1-716-483-6646 phone, or
+1-716-483-0690 fax.
Click here for more information.
August 4: 7:00 pm
New York, NY: The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court.
Presented by Culture Project's Blueprint for Accountability Series. Co-sponsored by AMICC.
Talkback with filmmaker Pamela Yates, Christine Chung (former Senior Trial Attorney at the ICC) and Paul Van Zyl, co-founder of the International Center for Transitional Justice, and others to follow screening.
Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South (corner of Thompson St.).
$15. To buy tickets, call 1-800-838-3006 or visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/73828.
Click here for more information about The Reckoning.
Click here to see photos and read about the event on AMICC's events blog.
Various locations: Screenings of the documentary film The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court.
Monroe Township, NJ: July 14, 12:30 pm, Monroe Township Public Library - discussion to follow
Chicago, IL: July 17, 12 noon, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 565 W Adams - panel discussion to follow. Advance registration is required: RSVP to Ms. Violeta Jimenez at vjimenez@kentalw.edu.
Honolulu, HI: July 22, 12 noon, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Kuykendall Hall 208 - discussion to follow. Contact: Joshua Cooper at joshuacooperhawaii@gmail.com.
San Diego, CA: July 29, 6:30 pm, San Diego Public Library
New York, NY: August 5, 6:30 pm, The Tribeca Grand Hotel, 2 Avenue of the Americas - discussion with filmmakers to follow. Advance registration is required: Click here or call (212) 907-1353.
Click here for more information about the film.
Click here to learn about the July 14 screening on PBS or to order a screening kit.
July 18: 12 noon
Albuquerque, NM: International Justice Day Program: Real Life in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Albuquerque Chapter of the United Nations Association-USA presents an opportunity to hear from New Mexicans who have lived in and worked in Afghanistan and Pakistan and Central Asia, including the role of the International Criminal Court in future situations. They will tell of their experiences and their views of the background of the current conflicts and of the present policies.
Panelists include:
Mr. Craig Barnes, Santa Fe, NM, International negotiator in Central Asia;
Mr. Ed Rau USAF retired military attache in Afghanistan and consultant for US policy in Afghan-Soviet war;
Professor Tahseen A Cheema, MD, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, UNM and visiting professor National Orthopaedic Hospital, Bahawapur, Pakistan; and
Lt. Colonel Frank Oliveira, NM Army National Guard, Member Counterinsurgency Training Team, Afghanistan 2007-2008.
Albuquerque Mennonite Church, Girard Ave. Admission is free. Potluck snacks are welcome.
Contact William Pratt at 869-4212 or prattsalwm@comcast.net.
Click here to see photos and read about the event on AMICC's events blog.
July 17: 4:00 - 7:30 pm
Los Angeles, CA: The 11th Anniversary of the Rome Treaty of the International Criminal Court:
The Need for International Cooperation to Effect the Goals of the ICC.
On July 17, 1998, the nations of the world agreed on terms of the Rome Treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC),
the first and only permanent international criminal tribunal established to hold individuals accountable for genocide, crimes
against humanity, and war crimes, including use of child soldiers, and widespread rape and mutilation used as weapons of war.
Join Antônia Pereira de Sousa, David Kaye, Edwin Smith and others to discuss the need for international
cooperation to effect the goals of the ICC, why all nations should be parties to the Rome Treaty, and how you can help.
Presented by the International Criminal
Court Alliance, an AMICC alliance.
Bullock's Tower, 2nd Floor, Westmoreland and Wilshire (on the campus of Southwestern Law School,
near the intersection of Vermont and Wilshire, three blocks from the Wilshire-Vermont Metro Station).
Click here for more information.
Please RSVP: info@icc-alliance.org. Suggested Donation $10; if you are unable to donate, please come anyway!
1 hour MCLE credit available. Tune into The Reckoning on Thursday, July 16 at 8:30pm on KCET.
July 13
Washington, DC: The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court and ASIL Expert Panel.
Following the film, a panel will field audience questions about The Reckoning, the ICC, and U.S. policy toward the court. Panelists will be Peter Kinoy, co-founder of Skylight Pictures and Executive Editor of The Reckoning; David Tolbert, former Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and member of the ASIL independent Task Force on U.S. Policy Toward the ICC; Cynthia Lopez, Vice President of POV; ASIL member Jeffrey Pryce, member of the U.S. delegation to the Rome Conference in 1998 and Of Counsel at Steptoe & Johnson LLP; and ASIL member John Bellinger, former Legal Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State (2005-2009) and now Partner at Arnold & Porter. The session following the film will be moderated by ASIL Executive Committee member Anne Joyce, member of the U.S. delegation to the Rome Conference in 1998 and an Attorney-Adviser with the U.S. State Department Legal Adviser's office.
National Press Club, Murrow Room, 13th Floor, 529 14th St., NW. Metro: Metro Center.
Seating is limited. A cash bar will be provided.
To attend, register at reservations@press.org or 202-662-7501.
Click here for more information.
June 12-13
New York, NY: The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court. The Opening Night film at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York.
Special guest ICC Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda will be present for the Questions & Answers, as well as Richard Dicker, Director of the Human Rights Watch International Justice Program, and filmmakers Paco de Onís, Peter Kinoy and Pamela Yates.
Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, 165 West 65th Street, upper level.
Click here for more information.
May 10
Washington, DC: The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court. The Reckoning is the Opening Night Film making its Washington DC Premiere at the new Politics on Film Festival.
Former ICC Senior Trial Attorney Christine Chung, as well as filmmakers Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís will be present for the Questions & Answers after the screening.
Landmark E Street Cinema, 555 11th Street NW.
Click here for more information.
May 1-2
St. Louis, MO: American Exceptionalism & Human Rights Conference. Please join us as we explore American influence on — and resistance to — the International Criminal Court and United Nations’ Human Rights Council, and discuss other questions of leadership.
Featured speakers include ICC Second Vice-President Judge Hans-Peter Kaul and Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich. Co-sponsored by Webster University E. Desmond Lee Professorship in Global Awareness, College of Arts & Sciences, and the United Nations Association of St. Louis.
Emerson Library Conference Room, Webster University, 101 Edgar Road, Webster Groves. Click here for more information and to register.
March 13-14
Santa Clara, CA: Journal Symposium: The Future of International Criminal Justice. Santa Clara University School of Law is proud to host a symposium on the future of international criminal justice. Our keynote speaker is Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, one of the world’s leading experts on international criminal law. The conference will feature four papers on the following topics: complementarity and the International Criminal Court; terrorism as an international crime; extra-territorial penal jurisdiction; and collective responsibility for international crimes. The symposium will include four panels, one for each of the papers, in which commentators will provide a range of perspectives on the topics addressed. The symposium will conclude with a roundtable discussion in which panelists will explore how the international legal system may better achieve the goals of international criminal law.
Benson Center, Santa Clara University. For more information, contact Katherine O’Connor, Symposium Director, katherine.oconnor06@gmail.com or visit http://law.scu.edu/calendar/.
February 20
New York, NY: Transitional Justice: War Crimes Tribunals and Establishing the Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Countries,
sponsored by the Fordham International Law Journal and the Louis Stein Center for Law & Ethics. Topics include the efficacy of international ad hoc and hybrid tribunals, transitional justice, and the role of the International Criminal Court. James B.M. McNally Amphitheatre, Fordham Law School, 140 West 62nd Street. Free and open to the public ($10 fee for lunch). For more information, download the flyer, e-mail iljsymposium@law.fordham.edu or visit http://law.fordham.edu/publicprogramming.htm.
February 6: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
New Haven, CT: The Pursuit of International Criminal Justice: The Case of Darfur.
Policymakers, scholars, and civil society leaders will consider the role that international
criminal prosecution should play in the strategy to end the violence in Darfur and in other
massive conflicts. Dean Harold Hongju Koh will moderate discussions among attendees including
the U.S. and U.K. Special Envoys to Darfur, the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States,
and the former head of UN Peacekeeping Operations. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the
International Criminal Court, will deliver the keynote address. Yale Law School, 127 Wall Street.
Click here for more information and to register.
January 30-February 1
White Plains, NY: The Pace / ICLN International Criminal Court Moot North American Regional Round.
The annual Pace Law School International Criminal Court Moot Competition is now the North American
qualifying round for the ICC Trial Competition held in The Hague, February 16-20, 2009. The new global
competition is sponsored by the Dutch government, in cooperation with Pace Law School, the University
of Amsterdam, the American Society of International Law, and the International Criminal Law Network (ICLN).
More information is available at http://www.law.pace.edu/icc.
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