Curriculum Vitae of ILARIA BOTTIGLIERO July 2007 Address: Brännarevägen 22 SE-240 14 Veberöd, Sweden Tel. +46 (0)46 80098 Mobile +46 (0)73 0620553 e-mail: ilaria.bottigliero@rwi.lu.se Nationality, Gender: Italian, Female Languages: English, French, Italian mother tongue, basic Spanish Academic Qualifications PhD in International Law The Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland PhD thesis entitled Towards a Comprehensive Redress Regime for Victims of Crimes under International Law, written under the supervision of Professors Andrew Clapham and Vera Gowlland, external reader Professor Theo van Boven, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. The thesis explores the relevant norms and implementation on the victims right to redress for genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity, as well as the question of remedies and reparations, such as compensation, restitution and rehabilitation. Thesis published as a book entitled Redress for Victims of Crimes Under International Law (Martinus Nijhoff, 2004). Degree conferred April 2003 with mention très bien. Masters in International Law and Relations (Diplôme d Études Supérieures) The Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland Two-year Program. Masters thesis on the international legal protection of refugees and internally displaced persons in armed conflict and in the time of transition between armed conflict and peace, completed under the supervision of Professors G. Abi-Saab and V. Gowlland. Degree conferred October 1997. Masters in Political Science (Laurea), Specialization in International Law and Policy La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy Four-year Program. Thesis on the possible application of the International Law Commission's Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind to the armed conflict situation then prevailing in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Degree conferred July 1994 with the Grade of 110 / 110. La Sapienza - UNICEF Diploma of the 4th Multidisciplinary University Course in Education and Development One-year joint program of La Sapienza University of Rome and UNICEF. Study and research on the right to development, education, application of human rights and humanitarian law, and international cooperation. Courses on Women and Development, International Economics, Population and Development, Resources and Development, New Forms of Racism, the Role of Communication and Sustainable Human Development, among others. Rome, Italy. November 1993 - June 1994. Current Position Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law / Lund University Faculty of Law (Lund, Sweden) - Lecturer and Researcher
Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Ilaria Bottigliero / page 2 of 6 University Course Teaching Experience Lund University Faculty of Law Lecturer, teaching International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law and Public International Law to LLM and LLB students. Lund, Sweden. April 2005 to present. Riga Graduate School of Law Visiting Lecturer, teaching a section of the Public International Law course in the part-time Master programme. Riga, Latvia. April 2005. The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law Lecturer, teaching International Humanitarian Law to LLM in Human Rights students and LLB students. Hong Kong, China. January 2004 - December 2004. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Government and Public Administration Lecturer, teaching Public International Law to Master of Social Science in Law and Public Affairs and Bachelor of Social Science students. Hong Kong, China. September 2002 - January 2005. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Gender Studies Programme Lecturer, teaching Gender, Law and Politics and Gender Theory in the Undergraduate Minor Program in Gender Studies, the MA in Women s Studies and the M.Phil. in Gender Studies. Hong Kong, China. September 2002 - June 2004. University Guest Lectures University of Copenhagen - Masters Programme in International Health 6 hours on International Humanitarian Law within the course on Humanitarian Interventions in Emergencies: Health for Refugees and Internally Displaced Populations. March 2007. Leiden University - ASEF University Lecture on Impunity, Victims Redress and Reconciliation in Post-conflict Societies. Leiden, 10 July 2006. ASEF 5-Country Lecture Tour th Delivered the 11 Asia-Europe Foundation 5-Country Lecture Tour on Redress and International Criminal Justice in Asia and Europe. Lectures in Vietnam (Vietnam National University, Hanoi), Cambodia (International University, Phnom Penh), Japan (United Nations University, Tokyo), S. Korea (ASEM; IFANS - Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security, Seoul), China (Jiaotong University, Shanghai; Renmin University, Beijing). 1-15 August 2005. University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law, Summer Course in Human Rights in Asia for NGOs Lectures on International Humanitarian Law ; What Protection for Iraqi Prisoners in Coalition- Occupied Iraq? and Women s rights protection in Asia. Hong Kong, China, June 2004. Santa Clara University Summer International Law Programme Lecture on International Humanitarian Law and the Geneva Conventions. Hong Kong, China, June 2004. University Centre for International Humanitarian Law (CUDIH), Geneva Lecture on The Development of Women s Rights and CEDAW. Geneva, Switzerland, December 2003. The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law, LLM in Human Rights Lecture on The Development of Women s Rights and CEDAW. Hong Kong. Oct. 2003. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Gender Research Centre Lecture on Gender Justice in the International Criminal Court, co-presented by the Gender Studies Program and the Gender Research Centre. Hong Kong, China. March 2003. Mediterranean Master in Human Rights and Democratization, Malta University Lecture on The ICC Reparation Regime to Students of the Mediterranean Masters Program, Malta University Faculty of Law. La Valletta, Malta. December 2002. The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law, LLM in Human Rights Lecture on The Role of Victims and Survivors in International Criminal Law to LLM Human Rights Students. Hong Kong, China. April 2002 and April 2004.
Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Ilaria Bottigliero / page 3 of 6 International Teaching Experience in Training Courses, Conferences, Workshops and Seminars Raoul Wallenberg Institute Training Courses. Lecturer, teaching a wide range of human rights, humanitarian law, international criminal law and gender issues in RWI Training Courses in Sweden and in the following countries: Kyrgyzstan: Training Programme on Human Rights in the Administration of Justice in Central Asia, RWI / OSCE Academy, Bishkek 24 March - 9 April 2006. Georgia: Workshop on Human Rights of Women and Rights of the Child, Public Defender s Office, UNDP and the Parliament of Georgia, Tbilisi, 16-18 January 2006. Thailand: Equal Status and the Human Rights of Women in South-East Asia, Bangkok, 4-15 October 04. People s Republic of China: National Prosecutors College of the PRC, Human Rights Workshop, Nanjing, 25-29 Oct. 05. Indonesia: Indonesian Correctional Services, Bogor, 21-25 Nov. 05, Indonesian Community for Human Rights, Bandung, 14-19 Nov. 05, Indonesian Law Enforcement Officers, Surabaya, 28 Nov. - 3 Dec. 05. Turkey: Training Programme on the Equal Status of Women for Lawyers, Istanbul, March 2007 Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS). Seminar on Promoting and Protecting the Human Rights of Women: A Key Element in Sustainable Development, 29/09/05. Brussels, Belgium. Luncheon Briefing on International Criminal Justice in Asia: From the Tokyo Trials to the ICC. European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS), 25 January 2005. Singapore. First Seminar on the International Criminal Court, organized by Forum Asia, Think Centre, the National University of Singapore and Asia-Europe Foundation. Presentation on How Does the ICC Promote Justice in Case of Human Rights Violations. 28 August 2004. nd Hong Kong, SAR. Judge for the General Round and Memorials Assessment of the 2 Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot. Presentation on Recent Developments in International Humanitarian Law. 28 February 2004. Hainan City, China. International Symposium on Major Issues on the International Criminal Court, organized by the Asian Legal Resource Centre and the Center for Criminal Jurisprudence of the People s University (Renming) of Beijing. Presentation on Victims Participation and Redress in the International Criminal Court. 10-12 February 2003. Beijing, China. First Asian Law Forum, Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Presentation on The Role of the European Court of Human Rights in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Region. Chaired panels on the reception of civil law and common law in the PRC and on comparative public law of South East Asia. 16-18 January 2003. Hong Kong, SAR. Conference on International Criminal Justice, organized by HKU Faculty of Law, HKU Center for Comparative and Public Law and the Justice Department. Presentation on Victims Participation and Right to Redress in International Criminal Justice. 6 March 2002. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. National Workshop on Human Rights and the International Criminal Court, organized by the Government of Mongolia (Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice), the Center for Human Rights and Development, Amnesty International, and Forum Asia. Presentations on Women's Justice in the International Criminal Court and The Role of Victims and Survivors in International Criminal Justice: From the ICTY and ICTR to the ICC. 21-23 January 2002. Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic. National Workshop on the International Criminal Court, organized by the Government of Laos and the Asia Forum for Human Rights and Development. Presentations on Gender Justice in the International Criminal Court and The Reparation Regime of the International Criminal Court. 21-24 November 2001. Bangkok, Thailand. Regional Experts Meeting on the International Criminal Court, organized by the Law Society of Thailand and Forum Asia. Presentation on The Role of Victims and Survivors in International Criminal Court Implementation. 11-12 September 2001. Hong Kong, SAR. East Asian Workshop on the International Criminal Court, jointly organized by Asian Human Rights Commission and Asia Forum for Human Rights and Development, cohosted by the Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor. Presentations on The Crime of Aggression in the Rome Statute and Justice for Victims in the Rome Statute. 11-14 August 2001.
Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Ilaria Bottigliero / page 4 of 6 International Work Experience Independent Expert on Victims Rights and Women s Issues for the ICC Lobby Tour of Japan and Korea, organized by the Coalition for International Criminal Court (CICC) and the Asian Legal Resources Centre. Tokyo, Japan, and Seoul, South Korea. May 2002. Independent Expert on Victims Rights and Women s Issues for ICC Lobby Tour of Bangladesh Government and civil society, organized by the Asian Network for the ICC. Dhaka, Bangladesh. May 2002. Fondation Pro Victimis Legal consultant and researcher, conducting a study on the source and accuracy of UN estimates on the extent of landmines deployed worldwide. Results of this work are presented in my book entitled 120 Million Landmines Deployed Worldwide: Fact or Fiction? published by Pen & Sword Books (2000) and sponsored by Fondation Pro Victimis. The book has received extensive international media coverage and was welcomed in numerous book reviews. Interviewed by BBC Radio, the Daily Telegraph of London and The Australian. Interviewed in a TV news magazine special of Television Suisse Romande and the Italian Swiss Television. Geneva, Switzerland. May 1998 - April 2000. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights As Intern, I assisted in the setting up of the UN Human Rights Field Operation for Rwanda (HRFOR). Assisted with HRFOR coordination from Geneva to the field and personnel recruitment; established field officer database; assisted analysis of ongoing and past human rights violations; assisted in drafting and preparing reports on human rights violations prior to their submission to the Secretary-General, concerned international organizations, agencies and Governments; briefed colleagues on the results of donor's meetings and UN agency updates. Geneva, Switzerland. January - April 1995. United Nations Security Council Commission of Experts on Rwanda As Intern, I conducted extensive legal research on international criminal law, international humanitarian law, international human rights law and the question of individual responsibility for human rights violations committed in the territory of Rwanda since 6 April 1994. Assisted Human Rights Officer and the Commission of Experts in the preparation of the Commission s final report submitted to the UN Secretary-General pursuant to Security Council Resolution 935 of July 1994. Geneva, Switzerland. October 1994 - January 1995. Research Projects and Studies The Role of Cross-cultural Understanding in International Relations (2017-2027). Study for the Swedish Ministry of Defense, to be completed September 2007. The Role of International Human Rights Implementation in International Relations (2017-2027). Study for the Swedish Ministry of Defense, to be completed September 2007. Educational / Training Manual on International Human Rights Law. For RWI, with Lyal S. Sunga, March 2007. Analysis of the Linkages Between Anti-corruption and Human Rights. In-depth study for the UNDP, with Lyal S. Sunga, October 2006. Ethnic Minorities in the EU s Enlargement Process (2017-2027). Study for the Swedish Ministry of Defense, September 2006. The Role of Ethnic Minorities in Conflict and International Relations (2017-2027)with a Focus on Africa. Study for the Swedish Ministry of Defense, September 2006. Project to Draft Guidelines for Human Rights Fact-Finding. International Bar Association, RWI and the Clemens Nathan Research Centre. Dec. 04 - present. Source and Accuracy of UN Estimates on the Extent of Landmines Deployed Worldwide. In depth-study for Fondation Pro Victimis, Geneva, Switzerland, May 1998 - April 2000.
Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Ilaria Bottigliero / page 5 of 6 Participation in International Conferences (Selected) Seoul, South Korea. UNESCO - Education and Human Security in the Asia-Pacific. Dec. 01. Geneva, Switzerland. HEI colloquium on International Law and Social Justice. March 2001. Siracusa, Italy. International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences, Observer at the Informal Inter-Sessionals on State Cooperation, Elements of Crimes and the Access of Victims to an International Criminal Court. January - February 2000. New York, United States. United Nations Preparatory Commission on the Establishment of the International Criminal Court, Observer, United Nations Headquarters. August 1999. Paris, France. International Expert Seminar on Victims Access to the International Criminal Court, set up to develop text on reparations for submission to the ICC Preparatory Commission, Hosted by the French Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice. Observer. April 1999. Rome, Italy. UN Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of the International Criminal Court. Attended. June - July 1998. New York, United States. United Nations Preparatory Commission on the establishment of the International Criminal Court, Observer, United Nations Headquarters. March - April 1998. Scholarly Publications (Selected) Books Redress for Victims of Crimes under International Law, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Hague (2004), 304 pages. 120 Million Landmines Deployed Worldwide: Fact or Fiction? Fondation Pro Victimis, Pen & Sword Books, United Kingdom (2000), 123 pages. Book Sections and Articles International Criminal Adjudication Bodies: To What Extent Can They Promote Human Rights Effectively in Post-Conflict Situations?, book section in G. Alfredsson, J. Grimheden, B. Ramcharan, and A. de Zayas (eds.), International Human Rights Monitoring Mechanisms, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers (forthcoming 2008) Can corporations be held legally responsible for serious human rights violations?, International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) Newsletter, July 2006. Victims Participation in ICC Proceedings and the ICC Reparation Regime, book section in J. Doria, H.-P. Gasser, M. C. Bassiouni, N. V. Jdanov (eds.), The Legal Regime of the International Criminal Court, Martinus Nijhoff (forthcoming 2007). Redress and International Criminal Justice in Asia and Europe, Asia Europe Journal, Vol. 3 (4) 2005, pp. 453-461. Rights of Victims under the ICC: Compensation, Reparations and Restitution, book section in Fernando and Liyanage (eds.), Study on Major Issues Relating to the International Criminal Court, The People s Court Press (2003), pp. 363-366, in Putonghua. The Contribution of Humanitarian Law to Gender Justice in Asia through the ICC, 3 ISIL Yearbook of International Humanitarian and Refugee Law (2003), pp. 48-58. The International Criminal Court - Hope for the Victims, 32 SGI Quarterly, April 2003, pp. 13-15. Displaced Persons Caught between War and Peace in Asia, 2 ISIL Yearbook of International Humanitarian and Refugee Law (2002), pp. 117-133. Il Rapporto della Commissione di Esperti sul Ruanda e l'istituzione di un Tribunale Internazionale Penale, 4 La Comunità Internazionale, Vol. XLIX (1994), pp. 760-768, in Italian. Book Reviews Review of International Crimes, Nikos Passas ed. (2003), Hong Kong Law Journal, October 2004. Review of The Right to Speak Loudly: Essays on Law and Human Rights, W. J. Basil Fernando (2004), Article 2, Volume 3, No. 2, pp. 33-35.
Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Ilaria Bottigliero / page 6 of 6 Academic References Professor Vera Gowlland The Graduate Institute of International Studies Rue de Lausanne, 132, Case Postale 36, 1211 Geneva 21, Switzerland Tel. +41 22 908-5700, fax +41 22 908-5710; e-mail: gowlland@hei.unige.ch Professor Andrew Clapham The Graduate Institute of International Studies Rue de Lausanne, 132, Case Postale 36, 1211 Geneva 21, Switzerland Tel. +41 22 908-5700, fax +41 22 908-5710; e-mail: clapham@hei.unige.ch Professor H. C. Kuan Chairman, GPA Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Third Floor, TC Cheng Building, United College, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China Phone: (852) 2609-7555 / (852) 2609-8765; e-mail: hckuan@cuhk.edu.hk Professor Gudmundur Alfredsson Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Stora Gråbrödersg. 17 B P.O. Box 1155 SE-221 05 Lund, Sweden Tel. +46 46 2221211 Email: gudmundur.alfredsson@rwi.lu.se * * *