Donnerstag, 29. November 2007

International Conference:

Conflicts and Conflict Resolution
in Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa:

Between the Local and the Global

Addis Ababa, University of Addis Ababa

December 17-19, 2007


Workshop:

SUB SAHARAN AFRICA AND THE INSTITUTIONALISATION
OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW






Monday 17th December




Introduction

08.00-09.00

§ Welcome and introduction
Tadele Dessie, University of Addis Ababa
Patrik Simon
, ARCA-NET, Berlin

§ N.N.
N.N., German Embassy, Addis Ababa

§ The Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law
Jan-Michael Simon, Max Planck Institute, Freiburg

  • The African Foundation of International Law
    Roland Adjovi, ICC, The Hague




Key-Notes

09.00-12.30



  • Causes of Conflicts in Pastoralist communities



09.00-09.30

Discussion

09.30-10.30



Coffee Break

10.30-11.00



  • Causes of Conflicts and Inter-African States Resolution Mechanisms
    Anatole Ayissi, UNDP, New York

11.00-11.30

Discussion

11.30-12.30





Lunch Break

12.30-13.30





Working Group: International and Regional Mechanisms for the Implementation of International Criminal Law

13.30-17.30



§ International mechanisms: introduction on typology
Kithure Kindiki, Department of Public Law of the University of Nairobi

§ International Criminal Court
Adesola Adeboyejo, ICC, The Hague

  • International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
    Providence Umurungi, ICTR, Arusha




Coffee Break

15.30-16.00



(Continuation Working Group)

  • Special Court of Sierra Leone
    Abdul Tejan Cole, International Center for Transitional Justice, Cape Town
  • African Union and Hissène Habré case
    Roland Adjovi, ICC, The Hague
  • Actors
    Firew Tiba, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

16.00-17.00



Presentation of the Group Work

17.00-17.30





Dinner

19.30-



Tuesday, 18th December




Daily Announcement

09.00-09.30



Key-Notes

09.30-13.00



  • (Pastoralism and natural resource management, NRM-concept)

09.30-10.00

Discussion

10.00-11.00



Coffee Break

11.00-11.30



  • The Role of International Criminal Law in the Fight against Impunity
    Benson Chinedu Olugbuo, ICCNOW, Abuja

11.30-12.00

Discussion

12.00-13.00





Lunch Break

13.00-14.00





Working Group: Transitional Justice and the Implementation of International Criminal Law

14.00-17.30



  • General analysis of transitional justice and the implementation of international criminal law
    Nandor Knust, Max Planck Institute, Freiburg
  • Transitional Justice: Comparative analysis on the parallel use of formal and informal systems of criminal justice
    Deogratias Mabirizi, University of Swaziland
  • Rwandan case study
    Thierry Ngoga, Rwandan Ministry of Justice, Kigali




Coffee Break

15.30-16.00



(Continuation Working Group)

  • Democratic Republic of Congo case study
    Jean-Paul Tshibangu, MONUC, Kinshasa
  • Ugandan case study
    Henry Onoria, Makerere University, Kampala

16.00-17.00



Presentation of the Group Work

17.00-17.30





Dinner

19.30-



Wednesday, 19th December




Daily Announcement

09.00-9.30



Key-Notes

09.30-13.00



  • (Conflict early warning among the pastoralists, peace building mechanisms and alternative livelihoods as means of conflict resolution)

09.30-10.00

Discussion

10.00-11.00



Coffee Break

11.00-11.30



  • Sovereignty and the development of international criminal law
    Roland Adjovi, ICC, The Hague

11.30-12.00

Discussion

12.00-13.00





Lunch Break

13.00-14.00





Working Groups-Case Studies: National mechanisms for the implementation of international criminal law

14.00-16.30



§ National Mechanisms
Phillip Apuuli Kasaija, Makerere University, Kampala

§ Anglophone African States and the implementation of the Rome Statute
Chima Centus Nweze, High Court of Enugu, Enugu

§ Francophone African States and the implementation of the Rome Statute
Gilles Badet, Benin National University, Cotonou

§ Laws on Cooperation
Romuald Haule, St. Augustine University, Iringa

§ Universal jurisdiction
Makumi Mwagiru, Institute of Diplomacy, Nairobi

  • Domesticating International Criminal Law in Africa
    Koffi Afande, ICTR, The Hague




Presentation of the Group Work

16.00-16.30



Coffee Break

16.30-16.45



Résumé and Final remarks on Follow-Up

16.45-17.45



§ Résumé
Jan-Michael Simon, Max Planck Institute, Freiburg

  • Final remarks by the editors on follow-up
    Roland Adjovi/Nandor Knust/Jan-Michael Simon




Closing Procedure by the Coordination Team

17.45-18.15





Farewell Dinner

19.30




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