Cooperation Activites
Governmental Expert's
Meeting on
"The Implementation of International Humanitarian Law and
Related Inter-American Conventions"
San José, Costa Rica from March 6-8, 2001
Hotel Radisson Europa Zurquí
PRELIMINARY AGENDA
MARCH 6th, 2001
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Opening Session of
the Conference
Authorities of Costa
Rica and Canada
Organization of
American States (OAS)
International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Inaugural Session
"The
Fiftieth Anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions:
Assessment and Perspectives"
Dr. Jacques Forster,
ICRC Vice-President
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Welcoming Cocktail
and Cultural Event.
MARCH 7th, 2001
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Participants'
registration and distribution of documents.
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Introduction of
the Works to be presented during the Conference by the
President of the Conference.
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Coffee Break
PART I: NATIONAL
IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND RELATED
INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTIONS
10:00 am – 11:30 am "The Implementation
of International Humanitarian Law Norms: Prospects and
Obstacles. An Assessment of the Current Status within the
American continent"
ICRC Advisory
Services on IHL
Ambassador M.
Escobar, President of the Committee on Juridical and
Political Affairs, OAS
Comments.
Discussion.
11:30 am – 1:00 p.m. "The National
Implementation of Inter-American Conventions: Prospects and
Obstacles. An Assessment of the Current Status of
Ratification and Implementation."
Department of Legal
Cooperation and Information, OAS General Secretariat
Comments.
Discussion.
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. LUNCH
PART II: SPECIFIC
TOPICS
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Panel I:
"National Mechanisms for the Implementation of International
Humanitarian Law and the Inter-American Conventions:
Functions and Role of the IHL National Commissions."
Presentation.
Discussion.
Panel II: "The Protection of
Children in Situations of Violence."
Presentation.
Discussion.
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Coffee Break
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Panel III:
"Preventing and Repressing IHL and Human Rights Violations."
Presentation.
Discussion.
Panel IV: "The Repercussions
Caused by the Proliferation and Availability of Weapons,
particularly Small Arms and Light Weapons, upon Human
Security and Civilian Population ."
Presentation.
Discussion.
Cocktail offered by the Canadian Embassy
in Costa Rica
MARCH 8th, 2001
PART III: INTERNATIONAL
CRIMINAL JUSTICE: TOWARDS THE RATIFICATION AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1998 STATUTE OF ROME FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
Moderator:
Dr. Michael Leir, Legal Adviser,
DFAIT, Canada
9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. "The
International Criminal Court: A New Mechanism for the
Repression of Serious Violations of International
Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law."
Presentation.
Discussion.
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Workshop I:
"The Complementarity Principle of the 1998 Statute of Rome
and Process towards the Ratification of the Statute"
Presentation.
Comments and Debate.
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. LUNCH
02:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Workshop II:
"Modifications to be made in Domestic Legislation to Achieve
Compliance with the Rome Statute."
Presentation.
Comments and Debate.
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Break and
Refreshments
3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Formulation of
recommendations that will be presented at the next OAS
General Assembly and at the Summit of the Americas.
4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Final
Considerations
Dr. Jacques Forster,
ICRC Vice-President
Comments from the OAS and Costa Rican and Canadian
authorities.
