ISISC Istituto Superiore Internazionale di Scienze Criminali Institut Supérieur International des Sciences Criminelles International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences Draft 3 January 2004 SPECIALIZATION COURSE IN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW: TERRORISM S NEW WARS AND ICL S RESPONSES ----------------------------- Siracusa, May 22 June 1, 2005 ------------------------------- Sponsored by: International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences (Siracusa, Italy) International Association of Penal Law (Paris, France) International Human Rights Law Institute, DePaul University College of Law (Chicago, IL, USA) University of Palermo Faculty of Law (Palermo, Italy) University of Nantes Faculty of Law (Nantes, France) University of the Basque Country, Basque Institute of Criminology (San Sebastian, Spain) COURSE OUTLINE Sunday May 22: Arrival of Participants Monday May 23 9:30-10:00 Opening Ceremony Session 1 - Characteristics of Terrorism s Diverse Manifestations and the International Legal Framework What is Needed to Make it More Relevant 10:00-11:00 Lecturer Prof. M. Cherif Bassiouni 11:00-11:30 Break 11:30-12:30 Panel Discussion: Mr. Michael de Feo, Prof. José Luis de la Cuesta, Prof. Reynald Ottenhof 12:30-13:00 General Discussion
Session 2 - Terrorism and Laws of War Old and New Challenges: Is the Enemy Combatant a New Doctrine or an Aberration? 17:00-18:30 Lecturer: Professor Horst Fischer Tuesday May 24 Session 3 - Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction: International and National Responses to Catastrophic Prospects 9:30-10:30 Lecturer: Prof. Barry Kellman * 10:30-11:00 Commentator: Prof. Horst Ficsher (WMDs and the Law of Armed Conflict) 11:00-12:30 General Discussion Session 4 - Legal Regimes Applicable to Terrorism: Is the Distinction of Law of Peace / Law of War and International Law / Domestic Law Still Relevant? 17:00-18:00 Lecturer: Prof. Davor Derenčinovic 18:00-18:30 Commentator: Ms. Kerstin Wolny (Terrorism and Crimes Against Humanity) Wednesday May 25 Session 5 - Illegal and Questionable Contemporary Practices in Combating Terrorism: Targeted Assassinations (Extra-Judicial Executions), Torture, Extra-Judicial Transfer of Detainees to States Where Torture is Practiced, and Kidnappings 9:30-10:30 Lecturer: Prof. Louise Doswald Beck* 11:00-12:30 General Discussion 12:30-13:30 Introduction to the Moot Court Competition Mr. Steven Becker and Prosecutor Ahmed Seif El Dawla Afternoon: Free * Pending 2
Thursday May 26 Session 6 - Jurisdictional Issues: Conflicts between National Jurisdictions and International / Quasi-International Jurisdictions 9:30-10:30 Lecturer: Prof. André Klip 11:00-12:00 The Lockerbie Case: A Legal Solution to a Political Dilemma Lecturer: Prof. M. Cherif Bassiouni 12:00-13:00 General Discussion Session 7 - International Cooperation in Penal Matters Against Terrorism: Are Traditional Means Effective, and Should Intelligence and Law Enforcement Cooperation be Subject to Judicial Control? 17:00-18:30 Lecturers: Ms. Kimberly Prost and Prof. M. Cherif Bassiouni Friday May 27 Session 8 - Curtailing IHL, International Human Rights and Domestic Civil Rights in the Name of Combating Terrorism: How Far? 9:30-10:30 Lecturer: Prof. William Schabas 11:00-11:30 Commentator: Mr. Steven Becker (The U.S. Patriot Act and Prosecution of Alleged Terrorists in the U.S.) 11:30-12:30 General Discussion Session 9 - Terrorism Financing: Can it be Stopped? 17:00-18:30 Panel: Judge Jean François Thony and Prof. Vincenzo Militello 20:30 Dinner Reception (Institute s Rooftop Terrace) 3
Saturday May 28 Session 10 - The Role of United Nations and Other International Organizations: Is Duplication and Overlap Helpful? 9:30-10:30 Lecturers: Judge Jean Paul Laborde and Prosecutor Ahmed Seif El Dawla Session 11- Regional Perspectives: The EU and the League of Arab States 11:00-12:00 (EU, tbd) and LOAS, Judge Mohamed Abdel Aziz 12:00-13:00 General Discussion Session 12 - Preparation for the Moot Court Competition 17.00-18.30 Meeting of the Participants with Supervisors of the Moot Court: Mr. Steven Becker and Prosecutor Ahmed Seif El Dawla Sunday May 29: Free Preparation for the Moot Court Competition Monday May 30 Session 13 - Moot Court Competition Oral Arguments: Preliminary Rounds Morning Team 1 vs. Team 2 Team 3 vs. Team 4 Team 5 vs. Team 6 Team 7 vs. Team 8 Afternoon Team 9 vs. Team 10 Team 11 vs. Team 12 Team 13 vs. Team 14 Team 15 vs. Team 16 4
Tuesday May 31 Session 14 - Moot Court Competition Oral Arguments: Semi-Final Rounds 9:30-11:00 Team A vs. Team B 11:00-11:30 Break 11:30-13:00 Team C vs. Team D Session 15 - Moot Court Competition Oral Arguments: Final Round 16:30 18:30 Team vs. Team 18:30 19:00 Break 19:00-20:00 Closing Ceremony and Delivery of Certificates 21:00 Closing Dinner Wednesday June 1: Departure of Participants 5
LECTURERS Judge Mohamed Abdel Aziz (Egypt) Judge, Ministry of Justice Legislative Department (on leave), Egypt Research Fellow, International Human Rights Law Institute, DePaul University Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni (USA/Egypt) Distinguished Research Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law President, International Human Rights Law Institute President, International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences Honorary President, International Association of Penal Law Mr. Steven Becker (USA) Attorney at Law, Illinois State Appellate Defenders Office Adjunct Professor of Law, Senior Research Fellow, International Human Rights Law Institute, DePaul University College of Law Mr. Michael de Feo (USA) Inter-Regional Advisor, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, Vienna Former Assistant Director, United States Federal Bureau of Investigation Professor José Luis de la Cuesta (Spain) Professor of Criminal Law, Universidad del Pais Vasco Faculty of Law, San Sebastian President, International Association of Penal Law Professor Davor Derenčinovic (Croatia) Assistant Professor of Criminal Law, University of Zagreb Faculty of Law Professor Louise Doswald Beck (Switzerland/UK) Professor of International Law, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva Prosecutor Ahmed Seif El Dawla (Egypt) Legal Advisor, United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Prosecutor, Office of the General Prosecutor, Egypt (on leave) Professor Horst Fischer (Germany) Director, Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Ruhr Universitat Bochum; Professor of Law, University of Leiden Faculty of Law Professor Barry Kellman (USA) Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law Professor André Klip (The Netherlands) Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure & International Criminal Law, Maastricht University Faculty of Law Judge Jean Paul Laborde (France) Chief, Anti-Terrorism Division, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Magistrat, Ministère de la Justice Secretary-General Revue Internationale de Droit Pénal, AIDP 6
Professor Vincenzo Militello (Italy) Professor of Criminal Law, University of Palermo Faculty of Law Professor Reynald Ottenhof (France) Professor Emeritus, University of Nantes Faculty of Law and Political Science Vice-President, International Association of Penal Law Ms. Kimberly Prost (Canada) Director, Division of International Cooperation, The Commonwealth Secretariat Professor William Schabas (Canada/Ireland) Professor of Human Rights Law, Director, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland Galway Judge Jean François Thony (France) Assistant General-Counsel, International Monetary Fund Judge, Court of Appeals of Versailles Deputy Secretary-General, International Association of Penal Law Ms. Kerstin Wolny (Germany) Research Fellow, International Human Rights Law Institute, DePaul University College of Law; Doctoral Candidate, University of St. Gallen 7