Originally published on the CGS blog on June 10, 2010.
In any good relationship, you must stop along the way and assess what is working and what needs to be fixed. That was the intention behind a substantial amount of the focus of week one, to discuss the Court and the concept of international justice’s progress since its inception. I was pretty skeptical coming here about this portion of the Review Conference. Sitting in New York at the Assembly of State Parties meetings in preparation of Kampala, when it became clear that instead of the usual speeches or “interventions” as they are referred here, of states, IGO’s and NGO’s would be replaced by several hours of moderated panels set up for delegates to watch, but not necessarily participate in.
The topics covered this week include peace and justice, complementarity, cooperation, and the impact of the Rome Statue system on victims and affected communities. The reports of the working group can be found on the official website of the ICC Review Conference.
