17 July, which has come to be known as International Justice Day, marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court. We are pleased to inform you that, to commemorate this day, the Human Rights Committee (HRC) is planning a debate that will take place as follows:
Time : 7:00 pm
Date : Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Venue : Bar Council Auditorium
No. 13, 15 & 17 Leboh Pasar Besar
Kuala Lumpur
Universiti Teknologi MARA and Universiti Malaya will send debating teams consisting of three speakers each to participate in this event, which will use the Asian debating format. The topic to be debated, which will revolve around the Rome Statute and the International Criminal Court, will be announced 30 minutes before the debate takes place.
Members of the public are cordially invited to attend this event, which is open to the public. For your reference, the programme for the event is contained in Appendix A below. A brief description of the background of the Rome Statute is contained in Appendix B below.
If you would like to attend the event, kindly return the reply slip below to us (by fax to 03-2031 2852 for the attention of Ruhil Razak, or by email to ruhil@malaysianbar.org.my) by Friday, 10 July 2009. For further information, kindly contact us through e-mail at oysim@malaysianbar.org.my, or call Khaizan Sharizad at 019-695 8939 or Chin Oy Sim at 03-2031 6367.
We hope that you will join in the Malaysian Bar’s commemoration of International Justice Day by attending this event, which will challenge and deepen our understanding of human rights principles and issues.
Thank you.
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