Report of Proceedings - International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

practice Program for international criminal prosecution was adopted. This task force will be
responsible for identifying international standards of practice in the areas of investigation, trial
practice, special subject areas such as violence against women, deployment of minors as
soldiers and illegal importation of weapons to name but a few.
The major challenge ahead however remains for the ICTY and the ICTR remains the positive
completion of their mandates. As Mr. Ruxton suggested everything from now on must pass a
double test. It must contribute to the mandate in a positive way and it must contribute also to
the completion strategy. The colloquium demonstrated to participants that efforts have been
and continue to be made in fulfilling the mandate and in ensuring a positive completion
strategy. However, the implications of rushing the work of the tribunals risks leading the
quality of prosecutions astray. Whilst committed to the deadlines set by the Security Council
this should not be at any cost. Too much has been invested in the Tribunals to allow their
momentum to be lost.
In his closing address, Mr. Jallow thanked the Ford Foundation and Open Society Institute
whose support had been vital to the Colloquium’s inception and success. The first Colloquium
of International Prosecutors concluded with the issuing of a unanimous declaration from all
International Prosecutors reaffirming their commitment to end impunity for the most serious
crimes that plague humankind, and to contribute to peace and the prevention of future crimes.
8.0 APPENDIX A:
Declaration issued by the Prosecutors (attached at the end of this document)
APPENDIX B:
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS:
A. Delegates:
1. Mr. Justice Hassan B. Jallow, Prosecutor, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
2. Mr. Luis Moreno - Ocampo, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court.
3. Mr. David Crane, Prosecutor, Special Court for Sierra Leone.
4. Dr. Silas Ramaite, National Director of Public Prosecution of South Africa.
5. Mr. Martin Ngoga , Deputy Prosecutor General of Rwanda
6. Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Deputy Prosecutor (Prosecutions) International Criminal Court.
7. Mr. Serge Brammertz, Deputy Prosecutor (Investigations) International Criminal
Court.
8. Mr. Bernard Muna, Barrister, former Deputy Prosecutor, International Criminal
Tribunal for Rwanda.
9. Mr. Gavin Ruxton, Chief of Prosecutions, International Criminal Tribunal for
Former Yugoslavia.
10. Mr. Luc Coté, Chief of Prosecutions, Special Court for Sierra Leone.
11. Dr. Michael Bohlander, Professor of Law, University of Durham
12. Dr. Alan White, Chief of Investigations, Special Court for Sierra Leone.
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