Registration is now closed since we have filled all available seats for the program on 7 and 8 April. We are gratified to know of your interest in this topic and in the colloquium. Although you cannot join us for the colloquium, we hope that you will consider joining our network of individuals and institutions who are working on these issues. If you are interested in joining this network and receiving information about the proceedings at this colloquium and other news related to Systematic Sexual Violence, we would be pleased to include you in future e-mail distributions. Please email Hague2011@law.illinois.edu with your name and affiliation to be added to the distribution list. 

We regret that strong demand for this program has made it impossible for you to join us, but hope to see you at a future program.  Charlotte Ku, On Behalf of the Organizing Committee, Hague Colloquium on Systematic Sexual Violence and Victims’ Rights

• International Conference on Systematic Sexual Violence:

Hague II: Colloquium on Systematic Sexual Violence and Victims’ Rights

April 7 - 8, 2011

Organized by the Center on Law and Globalization of the University of Illinois College of Law and the American Bar Foundation, The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Campus The Hague, Leiden University, The International Victimology Institute Tilburg (INTERVICT) and the Department of Criminal Law, Tilburg Law School.

• New evidentiary techniques to assist the ICC Prosecutor and Court to reach high level officials responsible for systematic sexual violence
• Causal analysis of when systematic sexual violence can be predicted to occur
• Updates on the latest developments in international criminal law on systematic sexual violence
• Who are victims and how do they obtain relief
• How can awareness be raised and post-conflict remedies obtained by national and international organizations

DAY 1: 

Opening Session: Welcome and Keynote Address

Session I: An update on developments in the area of sexual violence by the Hague tribunals and courts

Session II: Causes of Systematic Sexual Violence

Session III: New Evidentiary Standards for the International Criminal Court

DAY 2: 

Session IV: Victims, Victimhood, Victims' Narratives

Session V: The Public/Private Dichotomy: Victims’ Reparations in International Criminal Law

Session VI: Post conflict international and national legal and non-legal responses to systematic sexual violence and victims’ rights in international legal proceedings

Session VII: Creating awareness and taking action: The role of NGOs, regional and international organizations and the media