22-24 March 2016 Do recent developments represent advances in the protection of human rights on the continent? Which developments should be of particular concern? Beyond prosecution, what responses and mechanisms can and should be employed to further advance human rights and address shortcomings in Africa? Moderator • Joseph Roberts-Mensah Africa Director, Wayamo Foundation, Accra Introductory remarks • Navi Pillay Former …
PANEL II: African courts and international crime divisions
22-24 March 2016 What do such trials imply for the victims of injustice and the African public? Are these „African (judicial) solutions to African (impunity) problems”? Moderator Patryk I. Labuda Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Introductory remarks • Abdul Tejan-Cole Executive Director of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa, Dakar Panellists • Netsanet Belay Africa Director, …
PANEL VII: Immunity of Heads of State under International Law
22-24 March 2016 How can the African Union resolution exempting serving Heads of State from prosecution be reconciled with the duty to render justice for atrocity crimes? This panel explores the ongoing controversy over the scope of immunity under international law, and in particular whether Heads of State enjoy immunity from prosecution for international crimes. Moderator • Patryk I. Labuda …
African Perspectives on the ICC: Mohamed Chande Othman III
African states, the AU and the ICC Let’s try and imagine a utopian system of international justice on the African continent. What would it look like? What practical steps can we take to get there? Watch all the interviews at https://africanperspectives.wayamo.com The Wayamo Foundation and the Rule of Law Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung are proud …
African Perspectives on the ICC: Richard Goldstone II
Election of the ICC Prosecutor and judges What is the greatest challenge facing the next ICC Prosecutor and, as a former prosecutor of an international tribunal yourself, what advice would you give him/her? Watch all the interviews at https://africanperspectives.wayamo.com The Wayamo Foundation and the Rule of Law Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung are proud to present …
African Perspectives on the ICC: Navi Pillay I
African states, the AU and the ICC Do you see more hope, or reasons to worry about the relationship between African states and the ICC today? Why? Watch all the interviews at https://africanperspectives.wayamo.com The Wayamo Foundation and the Rule of Law Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung are proud to present ‘’Precarity or Prosperity: African Perspectives on …
African Perspectives on the ICC: Richard Goldstone I
South Africa and the ICC Where does South Africa’s relationship with the ICC stand today? Watch all the interviews at https://africanperspectives.wayamo.com The Wayamo Foundation and the Rule of Law Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung are proud to present ‘’Precarity or Prosperity: African Perspectives on the Future of the International Criminal Court’’, a video gallery featuring a …
African Perspectives on the ICC: Fatou Bensouda I
African states, the AU and the ICC At the end of your nine-year term as ICC Prosecutor, how would you describe the current ICC-Africa relationship? Watch all the interviews at https://africanperspectives.wayamo.com The Wayamo Foundation and the Rule of Law Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung are proud to present ‘’Precarity or Prosperity: African Perspectives on the Future …
African Perspectives on the ICC: Navi Pillay III
African states, the AU and the ICC As the former United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights, why does our human rights framework necessitate a strong ICC? Watch all the interviews at https://africanperspectives.wayamo.com The Wayamo Foundation and the Rule of Law Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung are proud to present ‘’Precarity or Prosperity: African Perspectives on the …
African Perspectives on the ICC: Richard Goldstone III
African states, the AU and the ICC Let’s try and imagine a utopian system of international justice on the African continent. What would it look like? What practical steps can we take to get there? Watch all the interviews at https://africanperspectives.wayamo.com The Wayamo Foundation and the Rule of Law Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung are proud …