Campagnes United Civilians for Peace * United Civilians for Peace

14.6.09

Campagnes United Civilians for Peace * United Civilians for Peace

On 9 July 2004, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), based in The Hague, ruled that Israel’s separation wall in the occupied West Bank is illegal and should be dismantled.

On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of this landmark ruling United Civilians for Peace organizes the symposium The International Court of Justice and Israel’s Wall: 5 years on – Civil society in search of accountability.

The symposium is a full day event that consists of a plenary part in the morning and two workshops in the afternoon. The workshops take place simultaneously, so you can only take part in one of them.

Registration for the plenary part and the workshops is required (details below). You can either register for the plenary part, for one of the workshops, or both. Admission is free of charge.

Program

Registration

Venue

Opening: 8.30 hrs

Plenary part: 8.30 – 13.00 hrs

Lunch: 13.00 – 14.00 hrs

Workshops: 14.00 – 17.30 hrs

Chairperson of the day: Dr. Marlies Glasius, lecturer in International Relations (University of Amsterdam)

Morning: plenary part, 8.30 - 13.00 hrs

• Opening: Jan Gruiters, chairperson United Civilians for Peace
• Key-note speech by Richard Falk, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights on Palestinian territories occupied since 1967
• The Wall: construction and impact, 2004-2009. Eyal Hareuveni, researcher B’Tselem
• The Advisory Opinion: when states fail to ensure compliance. Paul de Waart, emeritus professor of international law
• Civil society: upholding rights, promoting accountability. Omar Barghouti, independent analyst en human rights activist
• Q&A and discussion

Afternoon: workshops, 14.00 - 17.30 hrs

• Workshop 1: Holding states and companies accountable

Inviting participants to share experiences, this workshop aims to identify effective strategies, using the ICJ advisory opinion, to advocate against impunity and to hold states and companies accountable for their complicity in illegal policies.

- Co-organized by ISS

- Resource person: Jeff Handmaker, lecturer at ISS

- Especially relevant for people involved in rights-based lobbying

- Duration: 2 hours

• Workshop 2: Mobilizing the public

Inviting participants to share experiences, this workshop aims to identify effective strategies through which the ICJ advisory opinion and the case of the wall can best be used to mobilize the public towards a rights-based solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

- Co-organized by the Stop the Wall Campaign

- Resource person: Jamal Juma, coordinator of the Stop the Wall Campaign

- Especially relevant for people involved in rights-based campaigning

- Duration: 2 hours

• Workshop summary and conclusions
• Closure

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Registration

Registration for the plenary part (morning) and workshops (afternoon) is required. Important: the deadline for registration is Friday 3 July 2009. You can either register for the plenary part, for one of the workshops, or both. The workshops take place simultaneously, so you can only take part in one of them. If you want to attend the plenary part and one of the workshops, you have to register for both sessions (you can do so in a single e-mail). Admission is free of charge.

How to register for the plenary part:

- e-mail your full name, e-mail address, organizational affiliation, plus your city and country of residence, to icj@unitedcivilians.nl

How to register for one of the workshops:

- e-mail your full name, e-mail address, organizational affiliation, plus your city and country of residence to icj@unitedcivilians.nl

- indicate which workshop you like to take part in

- explain in 2 to 3 sentences what experiences relevant to the workshop theme you have gained in the past and what you expect from the workshop

Depending on the availability of sufficient space, we will confirm your registrations after reception of your e-mail. Please note that the capacity of the plenary part and (especially) of the workshops is limited. We advise you to register as soon as possible.

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Venue

The symposium will take place at the Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Kortenaerkade 12, The Hague, The Netherlands. Click here for directions to the ISS. Please note that registration takes place through United Civilians for Peace, not the ISS.

In case of questions please contact UCP at info@unitedcivilians.nl or 0031-(0)30-8801534.

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