Symposium of Catholic Jurists - Program

Dear friends,

It is with great regret that we inform you that our Symposium on Assessment of the Commission on Human Rights and Challenges for the Human Rights Council: Jurist Catholic Perspective (Geneva, United Nations, Palais des Nations, Friday March 31st, 2006) will not take place.

Due to the exceptional situation with the Commission on Human Rights that will, most probably, last for 1 day (27th), we have been forced to cancel the Symposium. We are vary sorry for the inconvenience.

We will keep you informed.

Pax Romana will facilitate the entrance to the 62nd Session (and the last) of the United Nations Commission of Human Rights and to this Symposium, which will be a parallel-event of the Session of the Commission. Participants could attend the works of the Commission during the morning and the afternoon.

A gathering of jurists will be held the day before, Thursday March 30th, 2006, at 5 p.m.(Pax Romana´s Headquarters: 15 Rue du Grand-Bureau, Acacias, Geneva 4)

Por favor, se adjunta el programa del Symposium sobre Valoración de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos y Retos para el Consejo de Derechos Humanos: Perspectiva de los Juristas Católicos (Ginebra, Naciones Unidas, Palais des Nations, Viernes 31 de marzo de 2006).

Pax Romana facilitará el acceso a la 62ª Sesión (y última) de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas y al Symposium, que tendrá carácter de evento paralelo a la Sesión de la Comisión. Los participantes podrán asistir a los trabajos de la Comisión a la mañana y a la tarde.

El día enterior, Jueves 30 de marzo de 2006, a las 17 horas, tendrá lugar una reunión de juristas (Sede de Pax Romana: 15 Rue du grand-Bureau, Acacias, Ginebra 4)

Información y inscrpciones:

Pax Romana ICMICA/MIIC
Tel. +41 22 8230707
E-mail: miicmica@paxromana.int.ch
www.paxromana.org

Organized by/Organisé par/Organizado por Pax Romana International Movement of Catholic Jurists, Mouvement International de Juristes Catholiques, Movimiento Internacional de Juristas Católicos (MIJC) & The International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs, Mouvement International des Intellectuels Catholiques, Movimiento Internacional de Intelectuales Católicos, ICMICA/MIIC

Geneva, UN - Palais des Nations, Friday/Vendredi/Viernes, 31 March/mars/marzo 2006 (1 p.m. - 3 p.m.)

Assessment of the Commission on Human Rights and Challenges for the Human Rights Council: Jurist Catholic Perspective.

Valoración de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos y Retos para el Consejo de Derechos Humanos: Perspectiva de los Juristas Católicos.

• Presentation:
  • Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN and the International Organisations, Geneva
• Introduction:
  • D. Eugeni Gay Montalvo, Presidente del Secretariado Internacional de Juristas Católicos MIJC - Pax Romana, Magistrado del Tribunal Constitucional Español
  • Mr Jean Nsonjiba Lokenga, President of Pax Romana ICMICA/MIIC,Human Rights Defenders Co-ordinator, Africa Program, Amnesty International
• Communications:
  • Responsabilidad de las Naciones Unidas en la defensa y promoción de los Derechos Humanos y participación de las ONGs - UN Responsability in the protection and promotion of Human Right and the participatory role of the NGOs.
    • Dña. Nuria Sastre, Abogado, Presidenta del Centre d´Estudis Francesc Eiximenis Pax Romana ICMICA - Catalunya, Ex Presidenta del Group de Juristes Roda Ventura
  • Protection Internationale des droits de l´Homme: defies contre le conseil des droits de l´Homme - International protection of Human Rights: Challenges for the UN Human Rights Council
    • Ms Nuria Sastre, Lawyer, President of the Centre d´Estudis Francesc Eiximenis Pax Romana ICMICA - Catalunya, Former President of the Group de Juristes Roda Ventura
  • Mecanismos del nuevo Consejo de Derechos Humanos - Mechanisms of the new Human Rights Council
    • Mr. Santiago Ripol, Legal Counsel of the Spanish Constitucional Court, Lecturer in Internacional Law at the Pompeu Fabra University
  • Catholic contribution to the future UN Human Rights Council
    • Mr Michel Cosgrave, President of the Law Society of Devon and Exeter - UK, Former President of the European Bar Federation
• Clôture:
  • Mons. Luis Martínez Sistach, Archbishop of Barcelona, Vicepresident of the Legal Studies Commission of the Holy See