Expert Workshop Sessions: (1) Regulatory Framework, (2) Witness, Testimony, and Witness Protection, (3) Global Child

Presenter Information

• Jonathan Todres, Georgia State University School of Law
• Andrea L. Dennis, University of Georgia School of LawFollow
• Diane Marie Amann, University of Georgia School of LawFollow
• Fatou Bensouda, International Criminal Court
• Jo Becker, Human Rights Watch
• Mark Drumbl, Washington & Lee University School of Law
• Charles C. Jalloh, Florida International University School of Law
• C. Donald Johnson, University of Georgia School of Law
• Linda A. Malone, College of William & Mary / Marshall-Wythe School of Law
• Kerry L. Neal, UNICEF
• Alec Wargo, Office of the Special Representative to the U.N. Secretary-General for Children & Armed ConflictFollow
• Rebecca H. White, University of Georgia School of LawFollow
• Houda Abadi, The Carter Center
• Gloria Atiba Davies, The Hague International Criminal Court
• Véronique Aubert, Save the Children
• Shamila Batohi, The Hague International Criminal Court
• Tamora A. Callands, University of Georgia College of Public Health
• Rachelle Carnesale, Chief Assistant District Attorney: Cherokee County - Canton GA
• Harlan G. Cohen, University of Georgia School of LawFollow
• Nathan B. Hansen, University of Georgia College of Public Health
• Virginie Ladisch, International Center for Transitional Justice
• Sharanjeet Parmar, Conflict Dynamics International
• Mark Richmond, Education Above All Foundation
• Karin Ryan, The Carter Center
• Manoj Sachdeva, The Hague International Criminal Court
• Leila Nadya Sadat, Washington University School of Law Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute
• Sam Shoamanesh, The Hague International Criminal Court
• L. Alison A. Smith, No Peace Without Justice
• Yayoi Yamaguchi, The Hague International Criminal Court
• Robert M. Young, International Committee of the Red Cross

Location

Sanders Board Room, Dean Rusk Hall and Cheeley Room, Hirsch Hall

Start Date

28-10-2014 12:50 PM

End Date

28-10-2014 4:10 PM

Description

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