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Press
Release
23.02.2004
In
the framework of the cooperation with The World Federalist
Movement-Institute for Global Policy and NGO Coalition for an
International Criminal Court, on 1 February the Albanian Helsinki
Committee has started the project “Raising awareness on the
implementation of International Criminal Court Statute in
Albanian”. The Republic of Albania has signed the Treaty of Rome,
and ratified it on 25 December 2002. Because of the complexity and
at the same time the novelty of the ICC Statute, the adherence of
the Republic of Albania in this treaty, will be accompanied by
political, legal and financial accomplishments.
In
order to give a contribution in strengthening of the national
legislation, AHC has taken the initiative to prepare a publication
for better understanding of the ICC and the implementation of its
Statute in the domestic legislation.
The
objectives intended to reach through this project are:
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To
raise public awareness for better understanding of the ICC and
the implementation of its Statute in the Albanian justice
system.
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To
encourage Albanian civil society to be better informed about ICC
and responsible governmental bodies to take the necessary steps
and measures for the full implementation of Rome Statute in the
Albanian context.
From
the implementation of this project will benefit:
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All
individuals under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Albania,
as ICC will have jurisdiction over them.
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The
officers of Albanian justice system, particularly judges,
prosecutors and attorneys who should be familiar with the ICC.
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Students
of the Faculty of Law and practitioners who see their future
careers in the field of international criminal law.
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Albanian
Civil Society and especially organizations of Human Rights.
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The
representatives of relevant governmental bodies, who have their
legal duty to make legal improvement.
This
project will be the first step for the identification of the
stakeholders and a critical contribution for the eventual
harmonization and improvement of the domestic legislation in the
future.
Outcomes
of the project will be the following:
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Improvement
of the legal environment regarding ICC and international
criminal law.
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Strengthening
the role of the Albanian civil society in the process of the
full implementation of ICC in the Albanian system and
cooperation with CICC
In
the framework of this project, the Albanian Helsinki Committee will
organize different activities such as a round table with experts,
meetings with representatives of the NGO-s and will be involved in
preparing of the publication. The World Federalist
Movement-Institute for Global Policy and Coalition for International
Criminal Court finances this project, which will be implemented
between February-June 2004.
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