Wed, 29 April 2009
The London School of Economics and Political Science
New Academic Building, Room 206
Session I: 3.00p – 4.30p (RSVP)
Session II: 4.45p – 6.15p (Public)
SESSION I: ORIENTATION (3.00-4.30p)
THE WORK OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR OF THE ICC:
THE WORK OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR OF THE ICC:
JURISDICTION, STRUCTURE, WORK PROCESS, CHALLENGES
This first and smaller session is an opportunity for students to personally meet representatives from the International Criminal Court, Office of the Prosecutor, and to gain insight on the day-to-day work of the OTP. The two representatives are: Ms. Bärbel Carl, who is an Associate Trial Lawyer at the OTP in the Prosecutions Division, and works on the Bemba case (CAR), and Ms. Antônia Pereira de Sousa who is an Associate Cooperation Officer in the Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division (JCCD).
Topics will include the Court and Office structure, the different cases, and the work process. The work process discussion will start from preliminary analysis to prosecution, with emphasis on specific aspects, such as cooperation, complementarity, gender and sexual crimes, disclosure and witness protection.
Please RSVP for Session I at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , spaces are limited
SESSION II: PUBLIC LECTURE (4.45-6.15p)
THE FIRST SIX YEARS OF THE ICC:
ACHIEVEMENTS AND WAY FORWARD
This general public session will consist of two presentations. The first presentation is by Ms. Bärbel Carl on the OTP’s ongoing situations and cases, as well as prosecutorial policies and judicial developments. The second presentation is by Ms. Antônia Pereira de Sousa (JCCD) on the new global legal system established by the Rome Statute and the Court, the questions of international cooperation and complementarity, the impact the work of the Court can have and the role students can play to support international criminal justice and the Court.
The second half of the general public lecture will be a Q&A. Questions may be submitted to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it until Sunday April 26, 11:59pm. The Q&A will begin with pre-submitted questions, but the floor will be open to on-the-spot questions as well.
Session II is open to all. No RSVP needed.
This first and smaller session is an opportunity for students to personally meet representatives from the International Criminal Court, Office of the Prosecutor, and to gain insight on the day-to-day work of the OTP. The two representatives are: Ms. Bärbel Carl, who is an Associate Trial Lawyer at the OTP in the Prosecutions Division, and works on the Bemba case (CAR), and Ms. Antônia Pereira de Sousa who is an Associate Cooperation Officer in the Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division (JCCD).
Topics will include the Court and Office structure, the different cases, and the work process. The work process discussion will start from preliminary analysis to prosecution, with emphasis on specific aspects, such as cooperation, complementarity, gender and sexual crimes, disclosure and witness protection.
Please RSVP for Session I at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , spaces are limited
SESSION II: PUBLIC LECTURE (4.45-6.15p)
THE FIRST SIX YEARS OF THE ICC:
ACHIEVEMENTS AND WAY FORWARD
This general public session will consist of two presentations. The first presentation is by Ms. Bärbel Carl on the OTP’s ongoing situations and cases, as well as prosecutorial policies and judicial developments. The second presentation is by Ms. Antônia Pereira de Sousa (JCCD) on the new global legal system established by the Rome Statute and the Court, the questions of international cooperation and complementarity, the impact the work of the Court can have and the role students can play to support international criminal justice and the Court.
The second half of the general public lecture will be a Q&A. Questions may be submitted to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it until Sunday April 26, 11:59pm. The Q&A will begin with pre-submitted questions, but the floor will be open to on-the-spot questions as well.
Session II is open to all. No RSVP needed.
SPEAKERS
Bärbel Carl
Bärbel Carl is a German lawyer by trade and holds an LL.M. in European law and politics from the College of Europe in Bruges/ Belgium. She studied law in Freiburg, Germany and in Madrid, Spain. Ms Carl joined the ICC in September 2007. After working as Legal Assistant in the Office of the Prosecutor's Investigation Division she was recruited as Associate Trial Lawyer in the OTP's Prosecution Division in June 2008.
Prior to her post at the ICC, Ms Carl worked for the international anti-corruption NGO Transparency International in Berlin. During her legal training from 2003-2005, Ms Carl held various posts in the Criminal, Civil and Administrative Courts in Berlin, the State Prosecution Office and at a law firm. She also worked at the German Embassy in Quito, Ecuador and the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid of the German Parliament. Ms Carl speaks German, English, French and Spanish.
Antônia Pereira de Sousa
Antônia Pereira de Sousa is an Associate Cooperation Officer within the Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division (JCCD) of the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC. As such, she is responsible for general cooperation and external communication, and is also the focal point within the OTP for developing an international student network.
Prior to working in the ICC, Antônia worked for the Centre de Recherche en droit public (CRDP) of the Law Faculty of the Université de Montréal, Canada, where she did legal research in the areas of international law, globalization and issues of governance and global security. Antônia also worked for a local NGO in Cape Town, South Africa, where she was responsible for providing legal advice to refugees and asylum seekers, as well as for organizing workshops and a weekly radio programme on refugee and asylum seekers' issues. Antônia holds a Masters degree on International Humanitarian Assistance from the Law Faculty of Aix-en-Provence, France, as well as a Diplôme de l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques of Aix-en-Provence.