SCHEDULE OF THE III INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON HUMANITARIAN AND MILITARY LAW

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14/2008

19:30 – 20:30 – OPENING CEREMONY

Chilean National Anthem

Speeches:
-Minister of National Defense
-Minister of Defense of Brazil
-Commander in Chief of the Chilean Army, GDE. Oscar Izurieta Ferrer
-President of AIJM. Magistrate Getúlio Correa

Delivery of recognitions

20:30 – 22:00 WELCOME COCKTAIL

(In the hall lobby)

THURSDAY MAY 15

09:00 – 10:45h – FIRST PANEL “Humanitarian Law and Military Law: a prospective look at the 21st century”

MODERATOR: CA. Claudio Cereceda V. (Auditor Gral. Armada)

EXHIBITORS:

Chile: GDE (R) Juan E. Cheyre E. (Director Centro Estudos Inter. (PUC)

IHFFC – Dr. Jeannette Irigoin Barrene. Vice-President International Humanitarian Law Commission Geneva

Colombia: Javier Alberto Ayala Amaya (Legal Advisor of the Ministry of Defense of Colombia)

Brazil: Dr. Claudia Luz. (Attorney General of the Public Ministry of Brazil)

COFFEE

11:00 – 12:45 – SECOND PANEL “Humanitarian Law and Armed Conflict: standards applicable in UN peace operations”

MODERATOR: Mr. Univaldo Corrêa (Secretary General of the International Association of Military Justice – AIJM)

EXHIBITORS:

Chile: Mr. Juan Gabriel Valdés Soublette (Former UN Ambassador to Haiti)

US: CRL Manuel Superville (former US FF.AA. Auditor in Afghanistan)

Brazil: Dr. Adriana Lorandi, (President of the Brazilian Institute of Military and Humanitarian Law)

Uruguay: Dr Marta Iturvide Contich (AJM Counselor)

12:45 – 15:00h – Free disposal

3:00 pm – 4:45 pm – THIRD PANEL “Effects of International Court Judgments in States”

MODERATOR: GRAL Juan Ramón Solís Galera (Member Central Military Court of Spain)

EXHIBITORS:

Chile: Mr. Miguel Alex Schweitzer W. (Dean Fac. Right U. Finis -Terrae)

Nicaragua: CRL Noel Portocarrero (Legal Chief of the Nicaraguan Army)

Angola: CRL Bento Manoel Paulo (Military Justice Magistrate)

IACHR: Dr. Cecilia Medina Quiroga, President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

COFFEE

17:00 – 18:45h – FOURTH PANEL “La Justicia Militar within the framework of the constitutional order of the States”

MODERATOR: Sergio Cea Cienfuegos (AJM Board Member)

EXHIBITORS:

Colombia: Dr Luz Marina Gil. (Executive Director of Military Criminal Justice of Colombia)

Chile: Minister Marisol Peña Torres (Member of the Constitutional Court)

UN: Robert Husbands (Member of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights)

Brazil: Fernando Pereira (President of the Military Justice Court of the State of São Paulo – Brazil)

FRIDAY MAY 16

09:00 – 10:45h – FIFTH PANEL “The Principles and Organizational Systems of Military Justice”

MODERATOR: General Ismael Verdugo Bravo (Auditor General of the Carabineros)

EXHIBITORS:

Chile: Mr. Gonzalo García Pino (Under Secretary of War)

Spain: GRAL Francisco Javier Mata Tejada. (President Central Military Court)

South Africa: BRIG.GRAL. Ernet Zwane (Military Court President)

US: CRL Manuel Superville (former US FF.AA. Auditor in Afghanistan)

COFFEE

11:00 – 12:45h – SIXTH PANEL “The Competence of Military Justices”

MODERATOR: GBA (J) Renato Nuño Luco (Auditor General of the Air Force)

EXHIBITORS:

Chile: Mr. Jaime Gazmuri Mujica (Senator of the Republic)

Brazil: Lieutenant Brigadeiro do Ar, Flávio de Oliveira Lencastre (President of the Superior Military Court)

Uruguay: General Julio Halty (President of the Superior Military Court.)

Spain: General Francisco Javier Mata Tejada (President of the Central Military Court)

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm – CLOSING CEREMONY

AIJM conclusions

Closing speech: GDB. Juan Arab Nessrallah (Army Auditor General)

Delivery of Diplomas and Recognitions.