ICC and Sudan: What Implications for President Al-Bashir’s Indictment by the ICC?

Date: 2008-07-21 to Invalid date

Presented by the African Security Analysis Programme

Speaker: HE Mr Kuol Alor, Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to South Africa

As the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement entered its mid point of the six-year interim period earlier this month, the Darfur crisis continues unabated and the peace process in the region is almost at a dead-end since 2006.

On 14 July 2008, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) charged President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, the President of the Republic of Sudan, with crimes in relation to the armed conflict in Darfur. Sudan is not a member of the ICC and does not recognise the Court. President Al-Bashir’s indictment by the Court has therefore been received with mixed reactions around the world. Many fear that the move might have serious ramifications for the peace process in Darfur and question its wisdom.

In order to unpack this issue, at least from a Sudanese perspective, the ISS is hosting the ambassador of Sudan to South Africa for a public seminar. Mr Alor is not only a long-serving and high-ranking Sudanese diplomat; he is also a legal expert with in-depth knowledge of the UN system and other international legal institutions.

Venue: ISS Conference Room, Block C, Brooklyn Court, 361 Veale Street, New Muckleneuk
(Parking in Brooklyn Mall and ABSA court)
Time: 09h30 (tea and coffee)
10h00 (seminar starts)
12h00 (seminar ends)

RSVP: Ms Nonhlanhla Baloyi, Fax: (012) 460 0997; Tel: (012) 460 9500; Email: [email protected]