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NEW YORK, NY, March 18, 2004— Luis Moreno-Ocampo, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), will deliver the 2004 Otto L. Walter Lecture on Wednesday, March 24, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Wellington Conference Center at New York Law School. Moreno-Ocampo’s speech is entitled, “The First Steps of the International Criminal Court: Creating a Credible Court of Last Resort.” Ratified by over 90 countries and coming into force in July 2002, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court created the world’s first permanent international crimes tribunal - the International Criminal Court (ICC) - to try individuals accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. The ICC will have a much wider jurisdiction than previous tribunals, which were formed on an ad hoc basis for specific conflicts such as those in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. The ICC has jurisdiction over individuals from those countries (State Parties) that have ratified the Rome Statute for crimes committed anywhere, as well as individuals from any country for crimes committed in the territory of a State Party. Cases can reach the court through referral from the UN Security Council, State Parties, and the public at large. Moreno-Ocampo, unanimously elected as the first chief prosecutor of the ICC in April 2003, is on record as saying that he views the private sector as a key partner in that mission. In his view, the private sector offers a unique mix of truly global perspective, creative dynamism, networking capabilities, and a long-term interest in stability and prosperity. Moreno-Ocampo will discuss the relevance of the private sector to hypothetical ICC investigations and prosecutions, and will offer his views on the dialogue in which he would like to engage that sector. The event will be moderated by Sydney M. Cone, III, C.V. Starr Professor of Law and Director of the Center for International Law at New York Law School, who will comment on multilateral organizations that have faced similar collaborative challenges in settings more traditionally associated with economic interests, such as the GATT and the World Trade Organization. The event is intended to be interactive and to elicit comments from the audience. It will conclude with closing remarks by Moreno-Ocampo and Cone. The event is free and open to the public. The lecture is approved for 2 CLE credits in Professional Practice. Registration is required. For more information, contact Michael Rhee at 212.431.2865 or mrhee@nyls.edu. ABOUT NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL Located near the centers of law, government, and finance in New York City, New York Law School is one of the oldest independent law schools in the United States. Its faculty of noted and prolific scholars has built the school’s curricular strength in the areas of tax law, labor and employment law, civil and human rights law, media and information law, urban legal studies, international and comparative law, and interdisciplinary fields such as legal history and legal ethics. The Law School enrolls 1,400 students and has more than 11,000 graduates. Contact: # # # |
