Seminar (1999)

Program and Presentations

I.   OPENING REMARKS

Dr. César Gaviria Trujillo, Secretary General, OAS (Spanish only)

II.  FIRST PANEL:

ASSESMENT AND PERSPECTIVES OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW IN THE AMERICAS

 1.  The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Geneva,  Conventions of 1949: Assessment and Perspectives (Spanish only)
Dr. Jaques Forster, Vice-President, International Committee of the Red Cross

 2.  Operational and Promotional Activities of International Humanitarian Law in the Americas
Mr. Reto Meister, Head of Operations of the ICRC for Central and South America

3.  Arms Availability and Situation of Civilians in Armed Conflict
Dr. David Meddings, Epidemiologist ICRC

4.  Debate
Moderator: Jorge García González, Director,
Department of Legal Cooperation and Information, General Secretariat, OAS

III.   PAUSE

IV.   SECOND PANEL:

THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

1.  Breaking the Cycle of Impunity as a Step towards International Order
Mr. Roy Gutman, Journalist

2.  Overview of the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court
and the Outstanding Issues
Ms. Mahnous Arsanjani, Senior Legal Officer, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations

3.  The International Court and its relation with the National Systems and the Security Council of the UN (Spanish only)
Ms. Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, Legal Advisor, Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations

4.  Debate
Moderator: Juan Manuel Gómez-Robledo, Minister,
Alternate Representative of Mexico to the OAS.

V.   CLOSING REMARKS

Dr. Jaques Forster, Vice-President, International Committee of the Red Cross

VI.   RECEPTION
        HOSTED BY THE ICRC
        Art Museum of the Americas
        201 18^th Street, N.W
        Washington, DC