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09-12 December 2004, OSLO, NORWAY 

The International Institute Of Humanitarian Law Conference

Organized by:  International Institute Of Humanitarian Law In Co-Operation With Norwegian Bar Association (Oslo Branch) Norvegian Bar Associations Human Rights Board Center For Continuing Legal Education Norwegian Centre For Human Rights

 
Thursday 9 December, 2004

12.00

Welcome address
The Role of Lawyers in the New Global Law”
Mr. Sigurd Knutzon , Chairman of the Oslo chapter of the Norwegian Bar Association

  12.15-13.00

Introductory lecture
“Human Rights and the Struggle for Peace”
Dr. Michel Veuthey , Vice President, IIHL – Associate Professor, I.D.P.D.. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

  13.00-14.00

“International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights and Peace Negotiations in a Norwegian Perspective”
Mr. Vidar Helgesen , Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (to be confirmed)

  14.00-15.00

“Refugee Rights and Human Rights in Peace Negotiations
Mr. Raymond Johansen , President, Norwegian Refugee Council

  15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
  15.30-16.00 “Transitional justice - a lawyer's perspective. Experiences from the humanitarian rights dialoge between Norway and Indonesia .” Mrs Berit Reiss Andersen, Vice President of the Norwegian Bar Associations Human Rights Board
  16.00-17.00

ICC-Challenges and Prospects”
Judge Erkki Kourula , International Criminal Court, The Hague

  17.00-17.30

“The Experience of the IIHL in the Dissemination and Teaching of International Humanitarian Law”
Dr. Stefania Baldini , Secretary-General

  19.00 Visit to the National Gallery of Art with its première Munch collection.
  20.30

Dinner at Druen (the Grape) at Aker Brygge overlooking the Oslofjord and the Akershus Fortress

     

Friday 10 December, 2004

11.00 – 13.00

Free time
13.00 Lunch (Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in the City Hall, not open to the public, limited availability)
17.00 Attendance at the CNN live interview of the Laureate in the Oslo City Hall

18.00

Torch procession celebrating the Nobel Laureate from Young's Square to the Grand Hotel where the Laureate greets the crowd

20.00 Dinner on Ulvöya Island in the Oslofjord

Saturday 11 December, 2004

09.00-10.00

IIHL Alumni sharing IHL experiences

10.00-11.00

The Peace Prize and the Norwegian Nobel Committee”
Bishop of Oslo, Gunnar Stålsett, former member of the Nobel committee

11.00-12.00

The Middle East post Arafat”
Dr. Mahdi Abdel Hadi , PASSIA, Jerusalem

12.00 – 13.00

Lunch
 

13.00

Sightseeing

- Henrik Ibsen Museum gives insigh t into the world famous Norwegian playwright 's extraordinary life (Doll's House, Ghosts, Peer Gynt).

- The Norwegian Folkmuseum celebrates Norwegian heritage from stave churches to rose painting s .

- The Vikin g s hip museum gives a fascinating hands-on experience of the Viking era.

- Thor Heyerdahls Kontiki Museum celebrates the round the world adventurer who sailed the seas in the most unlikely vesse ls , copied from ancient artefacts to prove the possibility of global contacts in ancient times

  17.30 Dinner
  19.00

The Nobel Peace Prize Concert featuring world-renowned artists and the Nobel Laureate in the Oslo Spektrum. The concert is broadcast live on Norwegian TV and distributed to TV stations all over the world.

Party night! (Dress code: elegant – jacket and tie)


Sunday December 12, 2004

11.00

Visit to the Gustav Vigeland Sculptural Garden

12.00 Visit to the Emanuel Vigeland Mausoleum , the forgotten brother of Gustav's claim to fame. The incredible paintings in the dark are Oslo 's hidden treasure
13.00 Visit to Holmenkollen Ski Jump , the Ski Museum and Holmenkollen Park Hotel

14.00

Farewell lunch at Frogneseteren overlooking Oslo
 

 

 

 

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