Press Releases 2006
U.S. Organizes Conference on Domestic War Crimes Trials
October 17, 2006
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) along with the Humanitarian Law Center will sponsor a three-day conference: "Domestic War Crimes Trials - Taking a Lead", in hotel "Maestral", Milocer, Montenegro, from October 18-20, 2006. OPDAT is a program managed by the U.S. Embassy Belgrade Resident Legal Advisor's Office.
The conference, organized in conjunction with the U.S. Ambassador for War Crimes Issues and the Humanitarian Law Center, will feature a comprehensive gathering of top prosecutors, judges, police investigators, victim/witness coordinators and witness protection officers from the region (Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia). They will discuss the achievements and future challenges in domestic war crimes trials as well as issues relating to regional cooperation. The conference will feature distinguished U.S. and ICTY officials such as the U.S. War Crimes Ambassador, Clint Williamson, the ICTY Deputy Chief Prosecutor, David Tolbert, and Senior Department of Justice regional officials.
Press interested in covering the opening of the conference should be present at the "Maestral" Hotel in Milocer no later then 8.30 AM on October 18th.
For additional information, please contact Resident Legal Advisor Assistant Marijana Santrac at the Hotel "Maestral" during the conference.