Topics about children and international criminal justice included discussions of regulatory framework (child-specific and child-related crimes, such as recruitment and use of children, sexual violence / trafficking, education, attacks on hospitals / denial of humanitarian access; legal instruments / jurisprudence other than rome statute; children’s rights and human rights law; humanitarian law; law of peace / weapons control treaties; gravity: charging and sentencing), witnesses, testimony, and witness protection (identifying and preparing child witnesses, in general, and with relation to specific offenses like sexual violence, against girls and boys; living conditions of children in conflict/postconflict zones; support and witness protection issues; enhancing child witness reliability / challenging of factfinding reparations), and the global child (children’s vulnerability/victimhood/agency; developmental factors / difficulty of drawing age line; children’s convention: rights and best interests; child protection and child participation: issues of consent; children in militias / conflict zones: roles and experiences; child-friendly dissemination and education).
Experts were drawn from academia and the practice; from international organizations including UNICEF and the Office of the Special Representative to the U.N. Secretary-General for Children & Armed Conflict; and from nongovernmental organizations like Human Rights Watch, International Center for Transitional Justice, International Committee of the Red Cross, No Peace Without Justice, Protect Education in Insecurity & Conflict, Save the Children, Conflict Dynamics International, and The Carter Center. Experts who participated considered legal doctrines, field research, and policy options. The resulting discussions were used to assist the Special Adviser to advise the Office of the Prosecutor, in the process of its development of a Policy Paper on Children.
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| Tuesday, October 28th | 9:15 AM |
C. Donald Johnson, University of Georgia School of Law Hatton-Lovejoy Courtroom, Hirsch Hall 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM |
9:30 AM |
Plenary Session on Children & International Criminal Justice Mark Drumbl, Washington & Lee University School of Law Hatton-Lovejoy Courtroom, Hirsch Hall 9:30 AM - 11:15 AM |
11:30 AM |
Introduction of Keynote Speaker Rebecca H. White, University of Georgia School of Law Hatton-Lovejoy Courtroom, Hirsch Hall 11:30 AM - 11:40 AM |
11:40 AM |
Fatou Bensouda, International Criminal Court Hatton-Lovejoy Courtroom, Hirsch Hall 11:40 AM - 12:20 PM |
12:50 PM |
Jonathan Todres, Georgia State University School of Law Sanders Board Room, Dean Rusk Hall and Cheeley Room, Hirsch Hall 12:50 PM - 4:10 PM Expert Session (1): Regulatory Framework Topics: Child-Specific and Child-Related Crimes: Recruitment and Use of Children, Sexual Violence / Trafficking, Education, Attacks on Hospitals / Denial of Humanitarian Access; Legal Instruments / Jurisprudence Other Than Rome Statute; Children’s Rights and Human Rights Law; Humanitarian Law; Law of Peace / Weapons Control Treaties; Gravity: Charging and Sentencing Expert Session (2): Witnesses, Testimony, and Witness Protection Topics: Identifying and Preparing Child Witnesses (in general, and with relation to specific offenses like sexual violence, against girls and boys); Living conditions of children in conflict/postconflict zones (i.e., children in refugee camps, “street children,” children & marabouts, etc.); Support and Witness Protection Issues; Enhancing Child Witness Reliability / Challenging of Factfinding Reparations Expert Session: Global Child Topics: Children’s Vulnerability/Victimhood/Agency; Developmental Factors / Difficulty of Drawing Age Line; Children’s Convention: Rights and Best Interests; Child Protection and Child Participation: Issues of Consent; Children in Militias / Conflict Zones: Roles and Experiences; Child-Friendly Dissemination and Education |
4:10 PM |
Fatou Bensouda, International Criminal Court Sanders Board Room, Dean Rusk Hall 4:10 PM - 4:15 PM |
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