War Crimes Conference – London, 20-21 February, 2009

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University of London, 20-21 February, 2009

War Crimes Conference — Retrospectives and Prospects ‘Identifying war crimes and the perpetrators is a key part of post-conflict resolution’

Venue: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London

When: February 20/21 2009

Speakers Include:

  • Lesley Abdela,
  • Professor David Fraser
  • Michael Kandiah
  • Frank McDonough
  • Hans Pawlisch
  • Dr David Seymour
  • Professor David Sugarman

Details, including the programme and the booking form will be available on the SOLON, IALS, and CCBH websites:

Prospective themes include:

  • The implications of the use of national/international courts and tribunals and the problems of jurisdiction
  • The role of the media in portraying war crimes, and the rhetoric used
  • Legal issues, e.g. the nature of evidence in war crimes trials; questions of jurisdiction
  • Witness perspectives: protection, access to courts; financial support; are their voices heard?
  • Witness perspectives: protection, access to courts; financial
    support; are their voices heard? Do prosecutions serve justice? 
  • The impact of recent trials, e.g. Milosevic and Saddam Hussein.

 

Presenters:

  • Lesley Abdela, specialist in Gender in post-conflict/post-natural
    disaster reconstruction, and Gender in Humanitarian Aid 
  • David Fraser, Prof of Law and Social Theory, Nottingham University
  • Michael Kandiah, Director Witness Seminars Programme, Centre for
    Contemporary British History, Institute of Historical Research,
    specialising in the Cold War period 
  • Frank McDonough, Reader in International History, Liverpool John
    Moores University 
  • Hans Pawlisch, currently historian to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington
  • David Seymour, law lecturer Lancaster University, known for his work
    on human rights and anti-Semitism 
  • David Sugarman, professor of law Lancaster University, currently
    working on the Pinochet episode