Republika ng Pilipinas

KAGAWARAN NG KATARUNGAN

Department of Justice

Manila

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 01TO

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DATE

Undersecretaries/Assistant Secretaries

OlC-Prosecutor General

Regional/Provincial/City ProsecutorsAll Prosecutors and Associate Prosecution Attorneys

Application for the Fourth Specialization Course for JuniorProsecutors on "International Criminal Justice and JudicialCooperation in Criminal Matters"

MAR 15 2019

Attached is an invitation from The Siracusa International Institute for CriminalJustice and International Association of Penal Lav\/, inviting interested applicants tothe Fourth Specialization Course for Junior Prosecutors on "International CriminalJustice and Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters" which will be conducted inSiracusa, Italy from 30 June to 13 July 2019.

The course is specially designed for prosecutors to gain expertise in theinternational aspects of their work and to highlight the important synergies betweeninternational criminal justice, judicial cooperation, and the domestic prosecution ofinternational crimes.

The registration contribution cost for the two-week Course is €1,200 forInternational Association of Prosecutors (lAP) members and €1,250 for non-lAPmembers. The registration cost of either week one or two is €700 for lAP membersand €750 for non-lAP members.

For further information and any questions regarding the program orregistration, please contact the Siracusa International Institute atscip@siracusainstitute.orG. Deadline for registration is on 27 March 2019.

For information and guidance.

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MENARDO I. GUEVARRA

Secretary Department of JusticeCN; 0201903271

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Heads of Prosecution

22 January 2019

Dear Sir, Madam

Call for applications for the Fourth Specialisation Course for Junior Prosecutors in July2019

We are writing to inform you that we have recently launched the fourth Specialisation Coursefor Junior Prosecutors on "International Criminal Justice and Judicial Coop>eration in CriminalMatters", which will be conducted in Siracusa, Italy from 30 June to 13 July 2019. The Courseis co-organised by the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights(Siracusa International Institute) and the Intemational Association of Prosecutors (lAP). It hasbeen made possible with the collaboration and support of the Intemational Association of PenalLaw and US National Attomeys General Training and Research Institute.

The Course is specially designed for prosecutors to gain expertise in the intemational aspects oftheir work and build professional networks. In the past three years, the course was attended by146 prosecutors from 51 countries, making each edition a great learning event that builds, yearafter year, a global community of colleagues.

This Specialisation Course is designed to highlight the most important synergies betweenintemational criminal justice, judicial cooperation, and the domestic prosecution of intemationalcrimes. Over two weeks, the Course will prepare domestic prosecutors to work on casesinvolving core intemational crimes and transnational crimes, and also offer specialised trainingin intemational legal cooperation, aspects of which include extradition, the transfer of prisoners,mutual legal assistance, the transfer of criminal proceedings, execution of foreign sentences andrecognition of foreign criminal judgments.

This Specialisation Course has been developed by leading intemational practitioners and jurists,including:

• Laurel Baig, Senior Appeals Counsel, UN Mechanism for Intemational CriminalTribunals.

• Baron Dr. Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor, Intemational Criminal Tribunal for theformer Yugoslavia.

• Elizabeth Howe, President, International Legal Assistance Consortium.• Judge Jean-Franfois Thony, Prosecutor General, Court of Appeals of the Alsace Region

and President, Siracusa Institute.

• Edith Van den Broek, Senior Legal Adviser, lAP.

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The Specialisation Course will employ a wide variety of interactive, practice-oriented andexperiential methods to equip participants with the knowledge, analytical tools, practical skillsand proven techniques required to develop effective investigation and prosecution strategiesrelevant to their areas of practice and/or interest.

The Course is led by a Faculty with extensive experience in international criminal justice, theprosecution of transnational crimes and international legal cooperation (please see enclosedprovisional list of Faculty members). Each module builds on interactive lectures with practicalexercises and simulations. Participants can choose to attend each of the weeks, but are stronglyadvised to attend both. The Course culminates in a detailed case study-based exercise that drawson the advanced knowledge, practical skills and techniques that have been developed over thesessions.

The registration contribution cost for the two-week Course is €1,200 for lAP members and€1,250 for non-IAP members. The registration cost of either week one or two is €700 for lAPmembers and €750 for non-IAP members. All other relevant information about the Course and

the online registration form can be found on the Siracusa International In.stitutc's website.

Applicants must upload their curriculum vitae and a short motivation letter as directed. We notethe deadline for registrations is 27 March 2019.

We would greatly appreciate if you would make this announcement available to yourprosecutors and related criminal justice professionals who might be interested in thisSpecialisation Comse. If you have any questions regarding the program or registration, pleasecontact the Siracusa International Institute at scip@siracusainstitute.org.

Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to receiving applications from yourorganisation.

Best regards.

Jean-Francois Thony Gerhard JaroschPresident, Siracusa Institute President, lAP

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Provisional Faculty List for the Fourth Specialisation Course for Junior Prosecutors, July2019

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Mr Frederic Van Leeuw, Belgian Federal Prosecutor

Mr Dan Suter, former Specialist Prosecutor, International Justice and Organised Crime

Division, Crown Prosecution Service and former UK Liaison Prosecutor to the US

Ms Laurel Baig, Senior Appeals Counsel, UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals

Judge Jean-Frangois Thony, Prosecutor General, Court of Appeals of the Alsace Region and

President, Siracusa Institute

Mr Jan Kerkhofs, Federal Magistrate, Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office

Ms Karen Friedman-Agnifilo, Chief Assistant District Attorney, New York County District

Attorney's Office

Ms Federica La Chioma, Deputy Prosecutor, Palermo Prosecution Office

Mr John M. Sellar, former Head of Enforcement, Secretariat of the Convention on International

Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

Mr Stefano Betti, Senior Advisor, Siracusa International Institute

Judge Sir Howard Morrison, Judge, Appeals Chamber, International Criminal Court

Professor William Schabas, Professor of International Law, Middlesex University

Ms Valentino Lavagno, Assistant Federal Prosecutor, Office of the Attorney General

Switzerland

Mr Nadim Kyriakos-Saad, Assistant General Counsel and Head, Financial Integrity Group,

International Monetary Fund

Ms Elizabeth Howe, President, International Legal Assistance Consortium