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OCP holds a week-long training course on legal and practical issues relevant to the work of the OCP. Led by Professor David Cohen of the War Crimes Research Center, lecturers also include senior staff from the ICTY, Alan Tieger, Senior Prosecuting Trial Attorney for the Office of the Prosecutor and one of the ICTY's founding lawyers; Norman Farrell, Principal Legal Officer responsible for providing the Prosecutor with direction and advice on all legal matters; and Catherine Marchi-Uhel, a French judge and currently the Head of the Appeals Chamber. The workshop was organized by the Asian International Justice Initiative (AIJI), a collaboration between the East-West Center, Hawaii and the War Crimes Studies Center at the University of California, Berkeley funded by a grant from the British Embassy in Phnom Penh.

OCP holds two-day training course on general principles of international criminal law and issues facing the ECCC, presented by Professor John Cerone of the New England Law School.

How to place and implement a legal strategy before a court.

Nineteen interpreters and translators sworn in, making a solemn declaration to work honestly confidentially and to the best of their ability.

Describing the different stages of the investigation, Trial Chamber and Supreme Court Chamber.

The role of the DSS and defence lawyers during the proceedings.

First Project Board meeting between the ECCC, UNDP, the UN Dept of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the European Commission on funds contributed to the ECCC through DESA and the EC.

Defining crimes against humanity, genocide and grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Convention.

The next Plenary Session of judicial officers of the ECCC will be held in Phnom Penh from 31 May to 13 June 2007. The main objective is to adopt the Internal Rules for the ECCC (see press release).

Presentation of the international and mixed criminal tribunals.

Review Committee meets to discuss draft Internal Rules for ECCC (see press release).

Judicial Police Training Seminar organized by the International Institute for Criminal Investigation with support from the governments of Switzerland and New Zealand, OSJI and the ECCC budget.

Ground breaking ceremony for construction of Detention Facility for ECCC, with funds from Government of India.

Review Committee meets to discuss draft Internal Rules for ECCC (see press release).

Plenary Session of Judges meet in Phnom Penh to consider the Draft Internal Rules for the ECCC together with comments received from over 20 interested individuals and organisations.

The Internal Rules are being made available in the three official languages of the ECCC (Khmer, English and French) for comment from the general public over two weeks. They are posted on the internet at www.eccc.gov.kh, www.unakrt-online.org, and www.cambodia.gov.kh/krt/.