Excursions 2011

Excursions TEIMUN 2011

  • 1 - Hivos
  • 2 - Eurojust
  • 3 - International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
  • 4 - International Criminal Court (ICC)
  • 5 - Peace Palace

1 - Hivos

Hivos is a Dutch non-governmental organization inspired by humanist values. Together with local organizations in developing countries, Hivos seeks to contribute to a free, fair and sustainable world in which all citizens have equal access to the resources and opportunities for their development, and where they can actively and equally participate in decision-making processes that determine their lives, their society and their future.  

Hivos organizes a workshop about “The Role of Women in Post-Conflict Situations’, one of the topics in the ECOSOC. Hivos is firmly convinced of the importance of this relationship between sexual emancipation and opportunities for development, which is the reason why Hivos wholeheartedly embraces the theme and will continue to do so during the next years.

2 - Eurojust

Eurojust is a judicial cooperation body created to help provide safety within an area of freedom, security and justice.

Eurojust was set up by the Council of the European Union in February 2002 (Council Decision 2002/187/JHA) to improve the fight against serious crime by facilitating the optimal co-ordination of action for investigations and prosecutions covering the territory of more than one Member State with full respect for fundamental rights and freedoms.

Eurojust is composed of 27 National Members, one from each EU Member State. These are senior and experienced judges, prosecutors, or police officers of equivalent competence, who together form the College of Eurojust.

During this excursion you will learn more about the EU’s cooperation on security and justice.

 

3 - International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

The ICTY is a body of the United Nations and was established in 1993. The purpose of the Tribunal is to prosecute former government and military leaders from the former Yugoslavia for crimes against humanity, genocide and breaches of the Geneva Conventions. The tribunal is an ad-hoc court and is located in The Hague. The ICTY is the court where Slobodan Milosevic, former president of the former Yugoslavia, was on trial.
 

The excursion to the ICTY consists of attending a hearing and a general presentation by an ICTY representative.
 

4 - International Criminal Court (ICC)

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an independent, permanent court that tries persons accused of the most serious crimes at an international level, namely genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The ICC is based on a treaty, joined by 105 countries.

The ICC is a court of last resort. It will not act if a case is investigated or prosecuted by a national judicial system unless the national proceedings are not genuine, for example if formal proceedings were undertaken solely to shield a person from criminal responsibility. In addition, the ICC only tries those accused of the gravest crimes.
 

The excursion to the ICC consists out of attending a hearing and a general presentation by an ICC representative.
 

5 - Peace Palace 

The Peace Palace is home to a number of international judicial institutions, including the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), the renowned Peace Palace Library, and the Hague Academy of International Law.
 

You will receive a guided tour through the Palace's corridors, Grand Staircase, Small Hall of Justice, Japanese Room, courtyard, as well as the Great Hall of Justice, in which the international Court of Justice holds sessions.