ICC Registrar to discuss shared challenges with registrars of final/appellate, regional and international Courts

The Registrar of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms Silvana Arbia, will attend a ‘Meeting of registrars of final/appellate, regional and international Courts’. The meeting, organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat, will be hosted by the Supreme Court of Canada. It will take place in Ottawa, Canada, from 14 to 16 April, 2010.

The event is intended to serve as a forum to discuss institutional and operational challenges affecting registrars, and to exchange best practices. During the meeting, Ms Arbia will address aspects of the ICC Registrar’s duties in “servicing the Court” as established under article 43(1) of the Rome Statute, in support of all its organs. She will also address specific challenges in various fields such as the legal aid programme, family visits for detainees, and the protection and support afforded to victims and witnesses.

The Registry is one of the four organs of the International Criminal Court and is responsible for the non-judicial aspects of the administration. It is headed by the Registrar who is the principal administrative officer of the Court. The Registry provides judicial and administrative support to all organs of the Court; its work is characterised by the fact that it must remain a neutral organ at all times so as to ensure the support of all Court’s functions equally.

For further information, please contact Ms Sonia Robla, Head of the Public Information and Documentation Section at +31 (0)70 515 8089 or (mobile) +31 (0)6 46 44 87 26; or at [email protected]