Special Meeting of the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs on Topics of Current Interest in International Humanitarian Law (2007-08)

Headquarters
Washington DC
January 25, 2008 - 9.30 AM

Videos

I. [Opening Session]: Remarks by the Representative of Argentina and John M. Wilson, Department of International Law, Secretariat for Legal Affairs (SLA).

II. [High-level dialogue]: Remarks by the delegations.

III. [Current IHL topics and development]:- Angela Gussing, Head of Operations for Latin America and the Caribbean, ICRC - Liliana López Ortiz, Deputy Director of International Humanitarian Law, Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, Mexico - Aleardo Ferretti, Principal Delegate for the Armed Forces of the United States and Canada, ICRC - Dante Negro, Director, Department of International Law, OAS - Anton Camen, ICRC Legal Adviser for Latin America and the Caribbean.

IV. [Remarks by Jens-Martin Mehler], Detention Coordinator, Regional Delegation for the United States and Canada, ICRC IV. IHL Informational Topics: - Angela Gussing, Head of Operations for Latin America and the Caribbean, ICRC - Michel Minnig, Head of Regional Delegation for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, ICRC.