A panel of International Crimes Strategy Forum (ICSF) has cleared misconceptions on war crimes trial in Bangladesh in the YCC Global Conference in Istanbul.
Published : 04 May 2017, 03:37 AM
The Younger Comparativists Committee (YCC) of the American Society of Comparative Law organised the conference at the Koç University Law School in Istanbul, Turkey between April 28 and 29, according to a press release from the ICSF.
The ICSF panel of three presented the case of the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh to an international audience, especially given the level of misinformation and misconception spread against the justice process by those opposing the war crimes trial.
A number of misconceptions on the ICT were cleared, while important clarifications on the justice process were provided on prevalent confusions, the media statement said.
ICSF Trustee Dr Rayhan Rashid presented the first paper titled: ‘Prescription versus Obligation to Import Foreign Norms: The Case of the ICTs of Bangladesh'.
Bahzad Joarder, a graduate of the University of Birmingham, presented the second paper titled ‘Prosecuting Crimes Against Humanity at the ICTs of Bangladesh'.
M Sanjeeb Hossain, a Trustee of ICSF and doctoral candidate of the Warwick Law School, presented the third paper titled: ‘Trials in absentia at the ICTs of
All three presenters were supported by scholarships offered by the American Society of Comparative Law and Koç University, the release added.
Founded in 1951, the American Society of Comparative Law is "the world’s premier organisation relating to study of comparative law", according to the media release.
The ICSF is an independent global network of academics, experts and activists working in the interest of justice for the victims of international crimes.
It has long campaigned for the recognition of the Bangladesh genocide and holding of trials of its perpetrators.