This Friday, the Midwest Regional Conference on International Justice will be held at the Harold Washington Library. The International Criminal Court, established by treaty under the auspices of the United Nations 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.
An extraordinary group of speakers will address these issues as well as the situations in Darfur, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda. The distinguished presenters 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.
There will also be a pre-conference student event on April 24th from
6-8 pm to familiarize students with the work of the court and general issues in international criminal law. (Please see the attached flier).
Friday, April 25, 2008
Chicago Public Library
Harold Washington Library Center • Lower Level 400 S. State Street Chicago, IL 60605 • 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public • Pre-registration is required
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