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OSCE Mission to Skopje helps train judges, prosecutors on international humanitarian law
SKOPJE 29 March 2007
SKOPJE, 29 March 2007 - Judges and prosecutors who have been identified as potential handlers of the four cases due to be returned from the International Court Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) later this year, are taking part in a training course that began in Skopje today.
Participants will discuss focus on issues already encountered by other national jurisdictions dealing with international humanitarian law and war crimes proceedings.
"International humanitarian law it is a very sophisticated and complex branch of law with its own evolving paradigms, many of which are developed and interpreted by international tribunals and courts operating throughout the world," said Victor Ullom, the Head of the Rule of Law Unit of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje.
"Proper training will help national judicial stakeholders conduct the work of the courts in accordance with international standards."
The State Secretary of the Justice Ministry, Numan Limani, said his country was committed to co-operating with the international community, including the ICTY, and to the overall judicial reform process.
The training programme was initiated by the Academy for Training of Judges and Prosecutors, and supported by the OSCE Mission and the Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training Programme of the US Embassy. It was organized in close co-operation with ICTY.
Participants will discuss focus on issues already encountered by other national jurisdictions dealing with international humanitarian law and war crimes proceedings.
"International humanitarian law it is a very sophisticated and complex branch of law with its own evolving paradigms, many of which are developed and interpreted by international tribunals and courts operating throughout the world," said Victor Ullom, the Head of the Rule of Law Unit of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje.
"Proper training will help national judicial stakeholders conduct the work of the courts in accordance with international standards."
The State Secretary of the Justice Ministry, Numan Limani, said his country was committed to co-operating with the international community, including the ICTY, and to the overall judicial reform process.
The training programme was initiated by the Academy for Training of Judges and Prosecutors, and supported by the OSCE Mission and the Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training Programme of the US Embassy. It was organized in close co-operation with ICTY.