WORLD TRIBUNAL ON IRAQ: Istanbul, June 23-27 -- Streaming Video available:
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Culminating Session in Istanbul, 23-27 June
The Istanbul session will serve as a culmination point of the WTI process until June, taking into account the entirety of the above tribunal sessions. Based on this also, the session will take the further step of examining and exposing the implications of WTI findings.
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Programme of Hearings
DAY ONE, 24 JUNE 2005
09:00 – 09:30 Arundhati Roy, Opening Speech of the Spokesperson of the Jury of Conscience and the Introduction of the Jury
09:30 – 09:50 Richard Falk, Opening Speech on behalf of the Panel of Advocates: Macro approach to the system; the "moral" responsibility underlying the constitution of the UN; the limits to the exercise of power for the states; violation of international law.
First Session / The Role of International Law and Institutions (Moderator: T. Tarhanli)
09:50 – 10:00 Turgut Tarhanli: The Framework of the Session
10:00 – 10:20 Phil Shiner: The Illegality of preventive attack and unilateral use of force; the illegality of use of force in inter-state relations; the illegality of the occupation.
10:20 – 10:40 Hans von Sponeck: The conduct of the UN before and after the 2003 invasion
10:40 – 11:00 Larry Everest: The history of US and UK Interventions in Iraq
11:00 – 11:20 Questions from the Jury
11:20 – 11:40 Coffee Break
11:40 – 12:00 Jim Harding: Neo-Colonization Trends
12:00 – 12:20 Amy Bartholomew: Empire's Law and Human Rights as Swords of Empire
12:20 – 12:40 Issa Shivji: Implications of the Decrease in Confidence in International Institutions and International Law
12:40 – 13:00 Tony Alessandrini: The Violation of the Will of Global Anti-War Movement as a Crime Against Peace
13:00 – 13:20 Questions from the Jury
13:20 – 14:30 Lunch
Second Session / The Responsibility of Governments (Moderator: Ahmet Insel)
14:30 – 14:50 Baskin Oran: U.S. Attack on Iraq and the Policy of the Turkish Government
14:50 – 15:10 Khaled Fahmy: The Responsibility of Arab Governments in the Iraq War
15:10 – 15:30 Guglielmo Carchedi: The Responsibility of European Governments
15:30 – 15:50 Walden Bello: The Responsibility of the Coalition of the Willing and Their Supporters
15:50 – 16:10 Questions from the Jury
16:10 – 16:30 Coffee Break
Third Session / The Accountability of the Media (Moderator: Ömer Madra)
16:30 – 16:50 Saul Landau: Economic-Political Connections of Media
16:50 – 17:10 David Miller: Media Wrongs in the War and Occupation
17:10 – 17:30 Witness - Mete Çubukçu: Moral Responsibility of War Journalism
17:30 – 17:50 Jayan Nayar: Media Wrongs against Truth and Humanity
17:50 – 18:10 Ömer Madra: The Quest for an Alternative Media
18:10 – 18:30 Questions from the Jury
SECOND DAY, 25 JUNE 2005
09:00 – 09:10 Summary of the Previous Day
Fourth Session / The Invasion and Occupation of Iraq (Moderator: Haifa Zangana)
09:10 – 09:20 Haifa Zangana: The Framework of the Session
09:20 – 09:40 Witness - Dahr Jamail: Testimony on War Crimes and the Recent Situation in Iraq
09:40 – 10:00 Akira Maeda / Sayo Saruta / Koichi Inamori: The Excessive Use of Weapons and Banned Weapons
10:00 – 10:20 Thomas Fasy: The Health Effects of DU Weapons in Iraq
10:20 – 10:40 Witness - Denis Halliday: The Conduct of the UN
10:40 – 11:00 Questions from the Jury
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 11:40 Hana Ibrahim: Gender Based Violence (security and gender based violence)
11:40 – 12:00 Eman Khammas: Ruin of Daily Life (security and education system)
12:00 – 12:20 Witness - Tim Goodrich: The Conduct of the US Army
12:20 – 12:40 Amal Sawadi: Detentions and Prison Conditions
12:40 – 13:00 Witness - Fadhil Al Bedrani: Collective Punishment
13:00 – 13:20 Questions from the Jury
13:20 – 14:30 Lunch
Fourth Session / Cont. ... (Moderator: Joel Kovel)
14:30 – 14:50 Joel Kovel: Effects of the War on the Infrastructure
14:50 – 15:10 Herbert Docena: Economic Colonization
15:10 – 15:30 Mohammed Al Rahoo: Iraqi Law Under Occupation
15:30 – 15:50 Abdul Ilah Al Bayaty: The Transfer of Power in Iraq
15:50 – 16:10 Niloufer Bhagwat: The Privatization of War
16:10 – 16:30 Questions from the Jury
16:30 – 16:50 Coffee Break
16:50 – 17:10 Huda Al Nuaimi: The Occupation as Prison
17:10 – 17:30 Barbara Olshansky: Covert Practices in the U.S. War on Terror and the Implications for International Law: The Guantanamo Example
17:30 – 17:50 Witness - Mark Manning / Rana M. Mustafa: Testimony on Falluja
17:50 – 18:10 Abdul Wahab Al Obeidi: Human Rights Violations and the Disappeared in Iraq
18:10 – 18:30 Johan Galtung: Human Rights and the U.S./U.K. Illegal Attack on Iraq
18:30 – 18:50 Questions from the Jury
THIRD DAY, 26 JUNE 2005
09:00 – 09:10 Summary of the Previous Day
Fifith Session / Cultural Heritage, Environment and World Resources (Moderator: Hilal Elver)
09:10 – 09:20 Hilal Elver: The Framework of the Session
09:20 – 09:40 Gül Pulhan: The Destruction of Cultural Heritage: A Report from the Istanbul Initiative
09:40 – 10:00 Witness - Amal Al Khedairy: Testimony on the Destruction of Cultural Heritage
10:00 – 10:20 Joel Kovel: The Ecological Implications of the War
10:20 – 10:40 Witness - Souad Naji Al-Azzawi: Tes. on Radioactive Contamination in Iraq
10:40 – 11:00 Questions from the Jury
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
Sixth Session / Global Security Environment and Future Alternatives (Moderator: Ayse Gül Altinay)
11:20 – 11:40 Ayse Gül Altinay: Militarism and the Culture of Violence
11:40 – 12:00 Nadje Al-Ali: Gender and War: The Plight of Iraqi Women
12:00 – 12:20 Liz Fekete: Creating Racism and Intolerance
12:20 – 12:40 Samir Amin: The Economy of Militarization
12:40 – 13:00 Ahmad Mohamed Al-Jaradat: Relationship between Iraq, Palestine and Israel.
13:00 – 13:20 Questions from the Jury
13:20 – 14:30 Lunch
Sixth Session / Continues
14:30 – 14:50 Wamidh Nadhmi: Polarization and the Narrowing Scope of Political Alternatives
14:50 – 15:10 John Ross: Collateral Damage: The Mexican Example
15:10 – 15:30 Christine Chinkin: Human Security in Iraq
15:30 – 15:50 Ken Coates: The Future of the Peace Movement
15:50 – 16:10 Corrine Kumar: Towards a New Political Imaginary
16:10 – 16:30 Biju Matthew: Alternatives for an Alternative Future
16:30 – 17:00 WTI Istanbul Coordination: The WTI as an Alternative: An Experimental Assertion
17:00 – 17:20 Questions from the Jury
17:20 – 17:40 Coffee Break
17:40 – 18:00 Richard Falk - Closing Speech on Behalf of the Panel of Advocates
18:00 – 18:20 Arundhati Roy - Closing Speech on Behalf of the Jury of Conscience
18:20 – 18:30 The Closing of the World Tribunal on Iraq, Istanbul.
27 JUNE 2005
11.00 Press conference announcing the decision of the Jury of Conscience at Hotel Armada |
