3rd Preparatory Commission of the International Criminal Court (ICC Prepcom) strategic meeting
Title | Título:
3rd Preparatory Commission of the International Criminal Court (ICC Prepcom) strategic meeting
Other title | Título alternativo:
Women's Caucus Sag Harbor retreat, part 1
Other Subtitle:
Part 1 of 4
Description | Descripción:
The Women's Caucus was formed in February 1997, to intervene in the ongoing Preparatory Committee meetings for the establishment of an International Criminal Court at the United Nations. Women realized that without an organized caucus, women's concerns would not be actively defended in the documents and process of creation of an International Criminal Court. The legal issues in the ICC are complex and sensitive. They require people from different legal systems and cultures to arrive at a consensus on specific issues that may challenge local traditions or beliefs. The gender-related issues are particularly sensitive, as they are not as well understood. Gender-related crimes are often perceived to be private or individual crimes that do not rise to the level of international human rights law, or that are perceived to be taken care of by a "neutral" statute. However, the experience of women has been that neutrality usually results in leaving out crimes against women and the ways that women, because of their socially constructed roles in society, are disproportionately affected. It was these concerns that the Women""s Caucus sought to address in the process of creation of an International Criminal Court. By advocating the codification of crimes of sexual, reproductive and gender violence, and inclusion of gender sensitive processes and criteria for personnel, the Caucus tried to ensure that the Court has capacity to implement justice for women. | The first 20 minutes of the videotape contains footage of a strategic meeting at the 3rd Preparatory Commission of the International Criminal Court in December 1999. In a conference room, a number of women sit at tables and discuss the status of the ICC and how best to communicate their list of the concerns with delegates of the ICC. The meeting is chaired by Vahida Nainar. The rest of the videotape contains first part of footage of the Women's Caucus Sag Harbor Retreat. Eleanor Conda speaks to a group seated around a table and poses questions about the needs of women's groups and what tools should be developed. She then leads a brainstorming session in which members of the group make suggestions about the services that women need, the mechanisms to meet those needs, and tools. She writes on a poster that fills with ideas. Ramini Muttettugawa relates her experience in Sri Lanka, and the difficulties of training people in humanitarian law.
unedited footage, metraje sin editar, moving image, meetings, and reuniones
Extent | Alcance:
01 hours
Rights - Use & Reproduction | Derechos - uso & reproducción:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Language | Idioma:
English
Place of publication | Lugar de publicación:
Brooklyn (N.Y.)
Topic | Tema:
Civil and political rights--Women's rights, Mujeres--Derechos--Derechos políticos y civiles, Armed conflict and persecution--Crimes against humanity, Conflicto armado y persecución--Crímenes contra la humanidad, Advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--Activists, Defensa, activismo y respuestas a la persecución--Activistas, Advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--Conferences, Defensa, activismo y respuestas a la persecución--Conferencias, Armed conflict and persecution--Sexual violence, and Conflicto armado y persecución--Violencia sexual
Place Name | Nombre del lugar:
Asia--Sri Lanka, Asia--Sri Lanka, North and Central America--United States--New York--Suffolk--Sag Harbor, and América del Norte y Central--Estados Unidos--Nueva York--Suffolk--Sag Harbor
General Note | Notas generales:
A/D flag: physDigital; Generation: original; Signal format: NTSC; Carrier number 1 of 1.
UTL DAMS PID:
hrdi:506c9b97-910b-4152-9b11-43e77e743fdc
Local Identifier| Identificador local :
B01425-0_00_00_09 and witness_ihwe_3097
Related Resource – Host | Recursos relacionados:
Women's Caucus for Gender Justice's Footage for "If Hope Were Enough" Documentary (title) and https://txarchives.org/hrdi/finding_aids/00005.xml (uri)