P a r l i a m e n t a r i a n s f o r G l o b a l A c t i o n A Parliamentary Assembly for the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Promotion of the Rule of Law & A Special Session on the Responsibility to Protect: The Role of Parliamentarians With support from: The European Commission, European Union The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), Canada Sida – Swedish International Development Agency CIDA – Canadian International Development Agency The Department of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands The Government of Switzerland The Ford Foundation Venue: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ottawa, Canada November 4, 5 and 6 2002 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Members of Parliament Albania 1. Mr. Fatmir Mediu, MP Member of the Foreign Relations and Constitution & Law Committees. Chair of the European Integration and Stability Pact Committee. Algeria 2. Mr. Messaoud Chihoub, MP President of the legal affairs and civil liberties Committee 3. Mr. Mohammed Seddiki, MP Argentina 4. Sen. Marcelo Lopez Arias First Vice-President of the Senate. PGA Executive Committee member. 5. Ms. Margarita Stolbizer, MP President of the Penal Legislation Committee. PGA Int. Council member. 211 East 43rd Street, Suite 1604, New York, NY 10017, USA T: +212-687-7755 F: +212-687-8409 E-mail: [email protected] Belgium 6. Sen. Alain Destexhe Author of the Bill on Universal Jurisdiction for Int. Crimes. PGA Int. Council member. 7. Ms. Jacqueline Herzet-Govaers, MP Vice-President of the Justice Committee 8. Mr. Jean-Jacques Viseur, MP Former Minister of Justice Brazil 9. Mr. Antonio Carlos Pannunzio, MP Member of the International Relations Committee. PGA Int. Council member. Bulgaria 10. Mr. Atanas Paparizov, MP PGA Int. Council member. Burkina Faso 11. Dep. Saran Deme-Seremé, MP Burundi 12. Mr. Norbert Ndihokubwayo, MP General Secretary of the Social Affairs Committee 13. Mr. Martin Sindabizera, MP 14. Senator Jean-Baptiste Manwangari Cambodia 15. Mr. Monh Saphan, MP Chair of the Legislation Commission 16. Princess Norodom Vacheahra, MP Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 17. Mr. Ek Sam Ol, MP Vice Chairman of the Commission on Legislation 18. Mr. Ok Socheat, MP Secretary General of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Cameroon 19. Mr. Benjamin Sonke, MP 2 Canada 20. Senator A. Raynell Andreychuk Convenor of the International Law & Human Rights Programme, PGA Executive Committee 21. Ms. Eleni Bakopanos, MP 22. Senator Gérald Beaudoin 23. Mr. Stéphane Bergeron, MP 24. Hon. Charles Caccia, MP 25. Mr. Irwin Cotler, MP President of Canadian PGA National Group, PGA International Council 26. Hon. Ms. Hedy Fry, MP 27. Mr. Michel Guimond, MP 28. Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette 29. Ms. Francine Lalonde, MP 30. Mr. Serge Marcil, MP 31. Mr. Keith Martin, MP 32. Mr. John McKay, MP 33. Mr. Bernard Patry, MP 34. Mr. Yves Rocheleau, MP 35. Ms. Judy Wasylycia-Leis, MP Côte d'Ivoire 36. Mr. Mollé Mollé, MP Vice-President of the Parliament. 37. Ms. Koffi Amenan Dikebie, MP (opposition) 38. Ms. Kanaté Fofana Namissata, MP (opposition) European Parliament - EU 39. Dr. Maj-Britt Theorin (Sweden) Member of the European Parliament. PGA Int. Council member. 3 Ghana 40. Hon. Kenneth Dzirasah, MP Deputy Speaker of the Parliament. President of Parliamentarians for Global Action. 41. Hon. Theresa Ameley Tagoe, MP Deputy Minister for Housing and Works. PGA Executive Committee member. Greece 42. Ms. Elissavet Papademetriou, MP PGA International Council member. Haiti 43. Mr. Berry Joseph, MP 44. Mr. Martineau Guerrier, Senator India 45. Mr. K.B. Krishnamurthy, MP 46. Mr. Mahendra Prasad, MP Jamaica 47. Senator Anthony Johnson Deputy-Convenor, International Law programme, PGA Executive Committee Japan 48. Sen. Wakako Hironaka President of the Committee on Fundamental National Policies. PGA Executive Committee member. 49. Sen. Yoshitake Kimata President of the Security and Diplomacy Committee. PGA Int. Council member. Kenya 50. Hon. Amos Wako, MP Attorney General and Minister of Justice. Kyrgyzstan 51. Mr. Akylbek Japarov, MP Member of the Committee on Law. Lithuania 52. Mr. Aloyzas Sakalas Chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs. 4 Luxembourg 53. Mr. Jacques-Yves Henckes, MP Member of the Legal Affairs Committee. Mali 54. Dep. Boubou Koita, MP Vice-president of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Mauritius 55. Honorable E.J. Ieung Shing, MP Attorney General and Minister of Justice & Human Rights. Mexico 56. Mr. Jorge Alberto Lara Rivera, MP President of the Federal District Committee (PAN). 57. Mr. Fernando Pérez Noriega, MP 58. Ms. Flor Anorve Ocampo, MP 59. Mr. Juan Carlos Regin Adame, MP 60. Mr. Tomas Torres Mercado, MP Member of the Justice and Human Rights Committee 61. Mr. Juan Manuel Carreras Lopez, MP Mozambique 62. Dr. Chico Francisco, MP Namibia 63. Mr. Ignatius Shixwameni, MP Leader of the Opposition. Netherlands 64. Mr. Gerrit van Oven, MP 65. Mr. Coskun Cörüz, MP 66. Mr. Miloslav Zvonar, MP New Zealand 67. Mr. Ross Robertson, MP Assistant speaker. PGA Executive Committee member. 68. Mr. Graham Kelly, MP Member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committees. 5 Nigeria 69. Senator Khariat Abdul-Razaq PGA International Council member Panama 70. Mr. Marco Ameglio Samudio, MP Member of the Foreign Relations Committee; PGA Int. Council member. Philippines 71. Sen. Loren-Legarda Leviste PGA Int. Council member. 72. Ms. Loretta Ann Rosales, MP President of the Human Rights Committee. Poland 73. Hon. Sen. Longin Pastusiak President of the Senate. PGA Executive Committee member. 74. Mr. Marek Jurek, MP Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee Romania 75. Mr. Adrian Severin, MP President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Russian Federation 76. Mr. Mikhail Grishankov, MP Chair of the Constitutional Affairs and Security Committee. 77. Ms. Svetlana Smirnova Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Federation and Regional Policy. Sénégal 78. Mr. Mamadou Lamine Thiam, MP Sierra Leone 79. Hon. Justice Edmond K. Cowan, MP Speaker of Parliament. 80. Mr. Ibrahim Sorie, MP Chair of Committee on Energy and Power. 81. Ms. Agnes Kobba, MP 6 Slovenia 82. Mr. Roman Jakic, MP Spain 83. Hon. Sen. Alfredo Prada Presa First Vice-president of the Senate. South Africa 84. Mr. M. Masutha, MP Member of the Justice Committee 85. Mr. Luwellyn Tyrone Landers, MP Member of the Justice Committee Sweden 86. Ms. Brigitta Ahlqvist, MP PGA Int. Council member. 87. Mr. Karl Goran Biorsmark, MP PGA Executive Committee member and former President. Switzerland 88. Mr. Roland Wiederkehr, MP Tanzania 89. Mr. Hamad Rashid Mohamed, MP (opposition) Uganda 90. Mr. Adolf Mwesige, MP Chair of the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. 91. Mr. Jacob Oulanyah, MP Member of the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. United Kingdom 92. Mr. Tony Worthington Member of PGA Int. Council. United States of America 93. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, (D-Ohio) Uruguay 94. Mr. Felipe Michelini, MP Zimbabwe 95. Mr. David Coltart, MP Shadow Justice Minister (opposition) 7 Experts 96. Ms. Sally Armstrong Journalist and UNICEF Representative to Afghanistan 97. Hon. Mr. Lloyd Axworthy Director and CEO, the LIU Center, University of British Columbia 98. Professor Mr. Cherif Bassiouni De Paul University School of Law; President, International Association of Penal Law (AIDP, Paris) and Instituto Superiore Internazionale di Scienze Criminali (ISISC) Via video-link from Chicago 99. Mr. Bruce Broomhall Open Society Institute, Budapest 100. Dr. Simon Chesterman Senior Associate, International Peace Academy 101. Professor Rhonda Copelon CUNY Law School; Women Caucus for Gender Justice 102. Mr. Richard Dicker Human Rights Watch 103. Ms. Marie Gervais-Vidricaire Director General, Global Issues Bureau, DFAIT 104. Hon. Mr. Bill Graham Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada) 105. Hon. Mr. Dan Hays Speaker of the Senate (Canada) 106. H.E. Mr. Paul Heinbecker Ambassador of Canada to the United Nations 107. H.E. Ambassador Philippe Kirsch Canadian Ambassador to Sweden 108. Prof. Edward Luck Columbia University 109. Ms. Fiona McKay Lawyers Committee for Human Rights 8 110. Professor Errol Mendes Professor of International Law, University of Ottawa 111. Hon. Mr. Peter Milliken Speaker of House of Commons (Canada) 112. Mr. Ed Mortimer Director of Communications & Chief Speechwriter, United Nations Executive Office of Secretary General 113. H.E. Ambassador Svend Roed Nielsen Ambassador of Denmark to Canada on behalf of the EU 114. Mr. Jonathan O’Donohue Amnesty International, International Secretariat, London 115. Mr. William Pace Convenor of the NGO Coalition for the ICC (CICC) 116. Mr. Edmond Wellenstein Director General & Head of the ICC Task Force, Dutch Ministry for Foreign Affairs Observers, NGOs representatives, Canadian Government officials, EU Government representatives 117. Mr. Warren Allmand World Federalist of Canada 118. Mr. Antonio Jose Almeida Senior Programme Assistant, Rights and Democracy 119. Ms. Tara Ashtakala Independent consultant, World Federalist of Canada 120. Mr. Mateo Barney Inter-parliamentary Forum of the Americas, FIPA 121. Ms. Sarah Berger Student, Tuft University Institute for Global Leadership EPIIC 122. Hon. Mr. Jean Jacques Blais Chairman of the Pearson Peacekeeping Center, Canada 9 123. Mr. Jacob Brandt Political Section, Royal Danish Embassy 124. Mr. Szilveszter Bus Charge d’affaires, Hungarian Embassy 125. Mr. Modest Cmoc Director, UCC, Ottawa Office 126. Ms. Jelena Cukic First Secretary, Yugoslavia Embassy 127. Mme Guyanne Desforges Secretaire administrative de la section canadienne de l’Assemblee parlementaire de la Francophonie 128. Mr. Timur Eivason Representative of the Russian Embassy 129. Mr. Francisco Ferro Minister counselor, Argentine Embassy 130. Ms. Michele Franke Assistant secretary to the Standing Committee on Justice, Parliament of the Netherlands 131. Ms. Geneviève Gasser Analyst in governance, peace and security, CIDA, Canada 132. Ms. Tanis Gilbert Parliamentary assistant to Irwin Cotler, MP, Canada 133. Mr. Alberik Goris Expert-fonctionnaire du service juridique, Parliament of Belgique 134. Ms. Elaine Harvey Unitarian University Association and Canadian Unitarian Council 135.