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New Zealand: Seminar on International Courts and Tribunals

Dates: June 28, 2004 to July 02, 2004

Event Details

SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
FOR PRACTITIONERS FROM SOUTH-EAST ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC REGIONS
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, 28 JUNE - 2 JULY 2004

Please distribute to the following:
Universities and academic institutions, law faculties, professors and university teachers of law, law students, associations of law students, law libraries, ministries of justice, ministries of foreign affairs, government legal advisors, law courts, judges and prosecutors or their professional associations, governmental training institutions, judicial training institutions, global or regional intergovernmental organizations, legal experts of non-governmental organizations, professional associations of lawyers, practicing lawyers and law firms.

This seminar is being jointly organized by the Project on International Courts and Tribunals (PICT), the Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

AIM

The aim of the seminar is to illustrate to practitioners from South-East Asia and the South Pacific Regions how international courts and tribunals, and other major implementation control and dispute settlement bodies, are used and accessed. The general goal is to create a local capacity to access and utilize international courts and tribunals effectively.

DRAFT PROGRAMME

Monday, 28 June 2004:

Litigating International Disputes

• A General Overview of the International Judiciary
• Litigating before International Tribunals
• Litigating International Disputes before National Tribunals

Tuesday, 29 June 2004:

International Criminal Trials

• The International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia (ICTR and ICTY)
• The International Criminal Court
• East Timor and Cambodia

Wednesday, 30 June 2004:

Litigating Human Rights

• The United Nations Human Rights Procedures
• Litigating Human Rights before National Tribunals Law-related local study visit

Thursday, 1 July 2004:

International Arbitration and Litigation Strategies

• Arbitration
• Litigation Strategies

Friday, 2 July 2004:

Litigating International Trade Disputes

• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
• Commercial Arbitration

Farewell Dinner

LECTURERS

Lectures will be given by renowned experts of international law from New Zealand and abroad, including judges of international courts, practicing international lawyers, governmental experts, academics and PICT staff.

WORKING LANGUAGE

All lectures will be given in English; no interpretation will be provided. Participants must be fluent in English and will be expected to participate actively in discussions and workshops.

VENUE

The seminar will be held at the Faculty of Law of Victoria University in Wellington.

TARGET GROUP

The seminar is open to mid-level legal professionals who are nationals and/or residents of one of the following countries and territories:
American Samoa, Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Cook Islands, East Timor, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Indonesia, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis & Futuna

The following professional groups may apply:
University teachers of law, practising lawyers, governmental legal experts, diplomats with a background in law, legal experts of non-governmental organizations, judges, prosecutors, law students (graduate or doctoral level)

All candidates must be officially nominated by an educational or research institution, a non-governmental organization, their employer or a government department. The seminar will accommodate up to 44 participants, including 34 from developing countries. Women are particularly encouraged to apply.

FINANCIAL ASPECTS

All participants will receive free tuition, training materials, accommodation and meals. They must, however, pay their own travel costs to and from Wellington. Applicants from Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are eligible to apply for a partial travel grant, thanks to financial support from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law with funding from the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (Sida). Travel grants for participants from other developing countries may also become available, but details are not yet known at this stage.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Participants will be chosen by a selection committee consisting of experts from PICT, VUW and UNITAR. To apply for the seminar, please read the instructions on the application form (see below for a link to downloadform) carefully, complete the form legibly and ensure that it arrives not later than 1 May 2004. Please enclose the specified additional documents, follow the mailing instructions on the application form and send it to:

Martin Bohnstedt
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Palais des Nations 1211 Geneve 10
Switzerland

Tel.: +41 / 22 / 917 85 16
Fax: +41 / 22 / 917 80 47
E-mail: martin.bohnstedt@unitar.org

Please visit UNITAR's website for Additional information about the seminar: www.unitar.org/diplomacy/nz.htm

Printable seminar announcement:
www.unitar.org/diplomacy/nz_flyer.pdf

Application form (.doc): www.unitar.org/diplomacy/Application_Forms/nz.doc

Application form (.pdf): www.unitar.org/diplomacy/Application_Forms/nz.pdf or contact UNITAR if you want any of these documents to be sent to you by e-mail.