Program
Thursday, June 19
2:30 pm Registration of participants
Senate, Palais du Luxembourg
15 Rue du Vaugirard
Senate, Palais du Luxembourg
"Salle Monnerville"
Opening Speeches
Mr Robert Badinter, Senator
Ms Emma Bonino, European Commissioner
3:30 pm Panel Discussion
From Nuremberg and the ad hoc Criminal Tribunals to the International Criminal Court
Chair
Mr Michel ROCARD, MEP, former Prime Minister
Keynote speakers
Mr Cherif Bassiouni, professor of International Law, Vice-Chairman of the UN Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an ICC
Mr Antonio Cassese, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Mr Giovanni Conso, former Minister of Justice
Mr Benjamin Ferencz, former Nuremberg prosecutor, NGO coalition for ICC
Mr Laity KAMA, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Mr William Shabas, professor of Law, University of Quebec
5:00 pm Panel Discussion
Towards the convening of the 1998 Diplomatic Conference on the ICC
Chair
Mr Geijs de VRIES, President of the group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party at the European Parliament
Keynote speakers
A member of the french government
Mr Adriaan Bos, Chairman of the UN Preparatory Committee on the establishment of the ICC
Mr Christopher Hall, legal advisor, Amnesty International
Mr Mauro Politi, professor of international law, Legal Adviser to the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations
Mr John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary of State for democracy, human rights and labour (USA)
6:30 pm Reception
Friday, June 20
Senate, Palais du Luxembourg
Salle "Gambetta"
Panel Workshop
A worldwide campaign
for the establishment of the ICC
Chair
Mr. Gianfranco DELL'ALBA, MEP
Keynote Speakers
Ms Louise ARBOUR, Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda (Canada)
Mr William Bourdon, secretary general, Fédération International des ligues des Droits de l'Homme
Mr Marino Busdachin, secretary general of NPWJ
Ms Herta Däubler Gmelin, MP, Chair of the International Law & Human Rights Program, Parliamentarians for Global Action
Mr Olivier Dupuis, MEP, Secretary of the Transnational Radical Party
Ms Daniela Napoli, Chief of the Human Rights and Democratisation Unit of the European Commission
Mr Thomas Warrick, NGO Coalition for International Justice
11:00 am Coffee break
11:30 am Closing Session
Adoption of an International Appeal
for the Creation of the ICC
Chair
Mr Boutros Boutros Ghali, former Secretary General of United Nations
Rapporteurs
Mr Robert Badinter, senator
Ms Emma Bonino, european commissioner
