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27 – 28 october 2015 Gaborone, BotswanaThe objective of the symposium is to establish linkages between organised crime and core interna- tional crimes, to identify and ana- lyse points of convergence, and to draw conclusions for a better coordinated investigation and pro- secution of these crimes.
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Exploring links bEtwEEn CorE intErnational CrimEs and transnational organisEd CrimEs
27 – 28 october 2015 (with a welcome dinner on 26 October)
VEnuE: Gaborone, Botswana
Wayamo FoundationPrinzregentenstr.82 | 10717 Berlin | Germany
[email protected] | www.wayamo.com
15 September 2015 | Berlin, Germany Author: Bettina Ambach
objECtiVE:
The objective of the symposium is to establish linkages between organised crime and core interna-tional crimes, to identify and ana-lyse points of convergence, and to draw conclusions for a better coordinated investigation and pro-secution of these crimes.
baCkground:
The jurisdiction of the ICC is limi-ted to core international crimes but nearly all of the court’s investiga-tions are currently confronted with two sets of crimes (i.e. international and transnational organised cri-mes). The meeting in Botswana will
look into the question of what the symbiosis of these crimes means for international investigations and prosecutions and if new ways of collaboration on the international with the national level are possible.
The two sets of crimes to be ana-lysed are the core international crimes (crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide) and transnational crimes, such as or-ganised crime, arms trafficking, terrorism, cybercrime, human traf-ficking, piracy, money-laundering, and counterfeiting, with a special focus on the increasing incidences of wildlife crimes.
Wildlife crimes are becoming
more complex and are beginning to intersect with crimes of interest to international criminal law due to smuggling networks, funding for armed groups, etc. For example, the ivory trade and poaching has helped to fund armed groups in the Congo as well as Joseph Ko-ny’s Lord’s Resistance Army. Both of these non-state groups have leaders indicted by the Internatio-nal Criminal Court.
wElComE dinnEr:
On 26 october 2015, co-host Athaliah Molokomme, Attorney Ge-neral of the Republic of Botswana will welcome participants with an opening statement.
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partiCipants:
The symposium will include nati-onal and international participants from:
Botswana‘s investigation, prosecu-tion and judiciary branches International Criminal Court INTERPOL SADEC UNODC Southern African Regional Police
Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) International Prosecutors, Institute
for Security Studies (Pretoria) Commission for International
Justice and Accountability (CIJA) Network for Investigation and
Prosecution of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes Eurojust Europol University of Kwazulu-Natal.
outComE:
The symposium will document concrete examples of the inter-section of transnational organi-sed crime and core international crimes. It will develop awareness of its interactive relationship as well as encourage cooperation between states, courts and international organisations. Solutions to use a multidisciplinary approach in figh-ting crime will be discussed.
The deliberations of the meetings will be summarised in the workshop report with recommendations and an action plan for the next steps to be formulated therein.
COntaCt Bettina amBach
Director, Wayamo FoundationPrinzregentenstr.82, 10717 Berlin, GermanyTel. +49 30 [email protected]
With the financial support of the German Federal Foreign Office
topiCs:
Introduction to International Crimi-nal Law and Transnational Criminal Law Strengthening the Investigation
and Prosecution of Wildlife Traffi-cking Focusing on links and overlaps
between these international and transnational organised crimes: Presentation of concrete examples How can relevant parties combat
this new form of interconnected criminality more effectively? Are there any points in common in
the investigation and prosecution of these two forms of serious crimes? Modes of liability and prosecutorial
strategies: Could there be a com-bined prosecution strategy? How to promote judicial coopera-
tion instruments (Joint Investigation Teams, confiscation of proceeds of crime, effective financial investiga-tions, use of videoconference)? How to overcome the compart-
mentalisation of investigations? How to incorporate crime analysis
in the work of intelligence analysts and law enforcement officers? How to share this information with
other countries? Challenges of domestic judicial
systems in investigating and prose-cuting international and transnatio-nal crimes.
