Summer Course on the International Criminal Court at the

Irish Centre for Human Rights

20 – 24 June 2010

Theatre 125, IT Building

Sunday June 20^th

09.00 Registration

10.00 Keynote Introductory Address 
            Prof. William Schabas, Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights

11.15 Coffee Break

11.30 Modes of Liability
            Mr. John McManus, Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs

13.00 Lunch

14.15 Admissibility (complementarity-gravity)
           Dr. Mohamed El Zeidy, International Criminal Court
 

15.45 Coffee Break

16.00 Evidence and Disclosure

            Mr. Fabricio Guariglia, International Criminal Court

17.30 Snacks

18.00 Film: Judgement at Nuremburg

Monday June 21st

10.00 PUBLIC LECTURE: Reflections on the ICC Review Conference

Prof. William A. Schabas

11.15 Coffee Break

11.45 Subject matter jurisdiction: war crimes
             Dr. Ray Murphy, Irish Centre for Human Rights

13.15 Lunch

14.30 The triggering mechanism
            Mr. Rod Rastan, International Criminal Court

15.45   Coffee Break

15.45    General principles of international criminal law
                Prof. Hector Olasolo, Utrecht University
  

18.00    Book launch at the Irish Centre for Human Rights: Dr. Noam Lubell, Extraterritorial Use of Force against Non-State Actors (Oxford University Press, 2010)

Tuesday June 22nd

9.30   Individual criminal responsibility

             Prof. Hector Olasolo, Utrecht University
                     

11.30 Tourism: Boat trip to Aran Islands

Wednesday June 23rd

9.30   Subject matter jurisdiction: genocide/crimes against humanity 
           Prof. William A. Schabas

11.00 Coffee Break

11.15 Victims’ participation
            Mr. John McManus

12.45 Lunch

14.00 Rights of the accused
            Mr. Everard O’Donnell, formerly of the ICTR

15.30 Coffee Break

15.45 Procedure: The Rules of Procedure and Evidence 
Mr. Hakan Friman, Swedish Department of Foreign Affairs

17.30 Close of lectures 

Thursday June 24th

9.30   Procedure: cont’d 
            Mr. Hakan Friman

11.00 Coffee Break

11.15 The ICC and the Security Council

Prof. William A. Schabas
                        
12.45 Lunch

14.15 Defences in International Criminal Law

Dr. Shane Darcy 

15.30 Moot Court in Galway Courthouse

17.30 Close of lectures and certificate ceremony
   

20.00 Evening Boat cruise on Lake Corrib

             Entertainment by Mad Uncle Harry: http://www.myspace.com/maduncleharry