Chicago, IL; Harold Washington Library
Midwest Regional Conference on International Justice
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Rome Conference Establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC)
April 25, 2008
9:00am to 5:00pm
Lower Level of the Harold Washington Library
400 South State Street
Chicago, IL 60605
The event is free and open to the public, but you must pre-register.
Organized by the International Human Rights Law Institute at DePaul University College of Law The Midwest Coalition for Human Rights, along with many of its' member organizations are co-sponsors of the event.
The International Criminal Court, established by a United Nations treaty in July 1998 at the Rome Conference, is the world’s first permanent, independent criminal court. A decade after the Rome Conference, with 105 countries now a party to its statute, the ICC has gained wide-ranging recognition for its potential role in putting an end to impunity for such crimes as genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
This conference is designed to reflect on the achievements of the Court as well as the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead of it.
A wide variety of issues will be discussed, including the situations in Darfur, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda. The distinguished speakers include the President of the ICC, its Prosecutor, the United States Presidential Special Envoy to Sudan, and a number of eminent law professors from Case Western Reserve University, Northwestern University, the University of California Hastings College of the Law, the University of Notre Dame, Washington University, and Washington and Lee University.
For more information on the conference and to register, visit the International Human Rights Law Institute website.
Pre-Conference Student Event
In order to familiarize students and other interested attendees with the ICC and international criminal justice more generally, IHRLI will host a pre-conference event on Thursday, April 24th from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at DePaul University College of Law, Room TBD.
The event will consist of speaker presentations and interactive workshops. Pizza will be served.
For more information on the Pre-Conference event, please contact Liz Drew at edrew3@depaul.edu.