Training Workshop in Makassar
In October 2006, David Cohen participated as the only international
faculty member in a training workshop in international humanitarian law
for the Regional Human Rights Court in Makassar. The other faculty had all
participated in our August 2006 "training the trainers" workshop.
Participants included judges, prosecutors, and National Human Rights
Commission investigators, from Makassar.
Pictures from the workshops and seminars
"Training the Trainers" Seminar
In August 2006, the War Crimes Studies Center, the East-West Center, the
Danish Institute of Human Rights, ELSAM, and the Supreme Court of
Indonesia, collaborated on a "training the trainers" seminar in Jakarta on
international humanitarian law. THe War Crimes Studies Center organized
the curriculum and brought in the international faculty, who included
Judge Navenethem Pillay of the Appeals Chamber of the International
Criminal Court (and former President of the ICTR), Mr. Norman Farrell,
Chief of Prosecutions at the ICTY, Ms Brenda Hollis, international
prosecution expert and former Senior Trial Attorney at the ICTY, and David
Cohen. The sessions were co-chaired by David Cohen and Mr. Fadillah Agus.
Participants included 4 justices of the Supreme Court of Indonesia, 10
judges from the Jakarta Human Rights Court, 7 investigators from the
Indonesian National Human Rights Commission, and 7 prosecutors from the
Human Rights Directorate of the Attorney General's Office.
Pictures from the workshops and seminars
Seminar on International Humanitarian Law
The
Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center, in cooperation with the Berkeley
Human Rights Center and the East-West Center in Honolulu, sponsored
its second seminar on international humanitarian law for the Indonesian
Supreme Court and the High Courts of Jakarta and Surabaya from January
10-14, 2005. The seminar, which was held on the campus of the University
of Hawaii, was organized and chaired by David Cohen, Director of
the Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center, and Eric Stover, Director
of the Berkeley Human Rights Center. Its principal objective was
to enhance the effectiveness of the work of the Indonesian Ad Hoc
Human Rights Court through an examination of key issues pertaining
to the jurisprudence of international humanitarian law and the operations
of the ad hoc international criminal tribunals.
The
seminar covered a wide range of issues in contemporary international
humanitarian law and provided participants with the opportunity
to establish a productive dialogue with international experts on
human rights and international justice issues. It received generous
support from the Canadian Government Human Security Program and
the Wang Family Foundation, as well as cooperation from The Asia
Foundation. As part of its continuing commitment to judicial education
and training seminars, the Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center anticipates
organizing and participating in more of these seminars in the future.
The Ad Hoc Court for East Timor, Jakarta, Indonesia
The
Center, in conjuction with The Institute for Policy Research and
Advocacy (ELSAM), produced several trial monitoring reports and
special reports about the Ad Hoc Court for East Timor, held in Jakarta,
Indonesia.
Link to the Ad Hoc Court for East Timor, Jakarta Page
Link to Trial Monitoring Reports
Special
Reports Archive
The
trial monitors and other researchers periodically produce special
reports and papers providing thematically coherent, in-depth analysis.
All past reports can be browsed and downloaded through the Special
Reports Archive.
Sample
Reports on East Timor and Indonesia:
Intended
to Fail: The Trial Before the Ad Hoc Human Rights Court in Jakarta
