AFLA to convene conference on International Criminal Court

Accra, May 28, GNA - To coincide with the first Review Conference of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) will convene a conference on Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 28 May. The meeting will build on AFLA's on-going South- North Dialogue on International Justice and will engage African legal fraternities, civil society and gender groups and policy makers in dialogue with their Northern counterparts on critical issues on Africa and the ICC, and more generally on Africa and International Justice.

A statement issued by AFLA in Accra said the meeting would address issues on the agenda of the ICC Review Conference including the Definition of the Crime of Aggression, the Interface between Peace and International Justice, Gender Justice, and Is Africa a Participant or Target of International Justice?

The meeting will carry forward lessons from the AFLA initiated Policy Agenda for International Justice to mainstream African Perspectives in International Justice.

The theme for the conference will be dedicated to the War Crimes Division of the High Court of Uganda. Speakers at the meeting would include President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, and Mr Song Hyun Song, President of the ICC. 28 May 10