Regional Seminar on International Justice for West African States
Regional Cooperation Seminar |
Dakar | Senegal | African States
This seminar consisted of senior officials from Ministries, Bar associations and civil society from eight French-speaking countries in West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo), with the aim to discuss key points of the Rome Statute and to exchange best practices related to cooperation. This seminar was made possible thanks to support from the Senegal Judicial Training Centre and funding from the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie.
The ICC’s High-Level Regional Cooperation Seminars aim to enhance cooperation with the Court by increasing understanding about the ICC’s cooperation regime amongst the invitees; promoting dialogue and efforts towards universality of the Rome Statute; and reinforcing high-level and technical-level contacts and partnerships amongst the Court and key interlocutors. Target audiences include Heads of State, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Justice, and senior officials in charge of operational issues related to the ICC and/or international judicial assistance in criminal matters.
