..:: SUMMIT


	ROMANIA

Organizer: With the support of:

	MONDAY, March 23^rd

20.00 - 22.00	Official Reception, offered by the Prosecutor General of Romania at the Royal Palace, Throne Hall
20.00 - 22.00
	TUESDAY, March 24^th
9.30 - 11.00	Opening session Speeches: Mrs. Laura Codruţa Kövesi - Prosecutor General of Romania Mr. Traian Băsescu - President of Romania Mr. Emil Boc - Prime Minister of Romania Mr. John Sandage - Deputy Director of the Division of Treaty Affairs and Chief, Treaty and Legal Assistance Branch, United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime - UNODC Mr. Francois Falletti - President of the International Association of Prosecutors - IAP Mr. Ali Bin Fetais Al Marri - Prosecutor General of Qatar - Assessment of developments in the aftermath of the Second World Summit of the Prosecutors General – Doha, Qatar, 2005 Photo group for the heads of delegation & coffee break
11.00 - 13.00	Plenary Session I - Part I Prosecutor General's role in strengthening public confidence in the criminal justice system. Investigative independence of prosecutors. Chaired by Mr. Dimitris Vlassis - Chief of Crimes Convention Section, Treaty and Legal Affairs Branch, Division for Treaty Affairs, UNODC Speakers: Mr. Harald Range - Prosecutor General of Court of Appeal Celle, Germany - "Considerations about public confidence in criminal justice in Europe". Mrs. Laura Codruţa Kövesi - Prosecutor General of Romania - "The concept of prosecutorial independence - merits and limitations". Mr. Chai Jin Lim - Prosecutor General of South Korea - key note address - "Prosecutorial independence and public confidence". Mr. James Hamilton - Director of Public Prosecution of Ireland - "Public prosecutors and public confidence. Public prosecutors and the rule of law". Mr. Olivier de Baynast - Council of Europe - Consultative Council of the Public Prosecutors - "The need to ensure investigative independence for prosecutors". Discussions, debates, remarks Intervention: Mr. Anthony Francis T. Fernando - Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of Seychelles
13.00 - 14.30	Lunch break
14.30 - 15.30	Plenary Session I - Part II - Mitingating the internal and external pressure factors on prosecutors' activity Speakers: Mr. Bala Reddy - Attorney's General Office, Singapore - "Prosecutors' independence. Pressure factors and protection mechanisms" Mr. Harm Brouwer - Prosecutor General, Netherlands - "Relationship between the prosecutorial services and mass media" Mr. Qorban Ali Dorri Najafabadi - Prosecutor General of Iran - "Prosecutor General and the public confidence. Prosecutorial independence - general considerations." Intervention: Mrs. Fatou Bensouda - Deputy Prosecutor, International Criminal Court
15.30 - 16.00	Discussions, debates, remarks Rapporteur - Mr. Nikos Passas - International Expert *Coffee break*
16.00 - 17.00	*Plenary Session II - Status of the UN Conventions against Organized Crime and against Corruption* Chaired by Mr. John Sandage - Deputy Director of the Division of Treaty Affairs and Chief, Treaty and Legal Assistance Branch, UNODC Speaker: Mr. Dimitris Vlassis - Chief, Crimes Convention Section, Treaty and Legal Affairs Branch, Division for Treaty Affairs, UNODC Intervenant and rapporteur - Mr. Nikos Passas - International Expert Discussions, debates, remarks
20.00 - 22.30	*Informal dinner offered by the Prosecutor General of Romania at the Parliament Palace, Unirea Hall*
	WEDNESDAY, March 25^th
9.30 - 10.30	Plenary Session III - The World Summit of Prosecutors General, Attorneys General and Chief Prosecutors - Status and Perspectives Chaired by Romania, Guatemala, Qatar, UNODC, IAP and Chile Speaker: Mrs. Elizabeth Howe - General Counsel, International Association of Prosecutors, Crown Chief Prosecutor for England and Wales Discussions, debates, remarks Rapporteur - Mr. Virgil Ivan Cucu - Head of Justice and Home Affairs Division, Regional Cooperation Council
10.30 - 11.00	Coffee break
11.00 - 13.00	*Plenary Session IV - Open floor - Proposals for strengthening international or regional cooperation in criminal justice matters* Chaired by Mr. Nicholas Cowdery AM QC - Director of Public Prosecutions of New South Wales, Australia Speakers: Mr. Cándido Conde - Pumpido Touron - Prosecutor General, Spain - "The scope and the role of the Ibero-American Association of the Public Ministries" Mr. Mahmoud Abdel Megeed - Prosecutor General of Egypt - "Proposal for the creation of a new mechanism for international judicial cooperation" Mr. Washington Arturo Pesàntez Muñoz - Prosecutor General of Ecuador - "Role of Prosecutor General to Strengthen the International Cooperation in cases of Transnational Organized Crime". Mr. Qorban Ali Dorri Najafabadi – Prosecutor General of Iran, - “Role of Prosecutor General to strengthen the International Cooperation in cases of transnational Organized Crime” Mr. Mohammed Alabdullah – Chief of the Commission of Investigation and Public Prosecution, Saudi Arabia – “General Comments on Prosecutorial Independence in Saudi Arabia and its Rules on Public Confidence” Mr. Francisco Fonseca Morillo - Director, European Commission - "EU and the Criminal Law" Mr. Vitaliano Esposito - Prosecutor General of the Court of Cassation, Italy - "A new form of cooperation between Prosecutors General of the State Supreme Courts" Mr. Mohamad bin Rahmat - head of Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization - "AALCO: An Avenue for enhancing cooperation and capacity building for ensuring criminal justice in the Asian African region" Mr. Vladimir Vukčevič - Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor - "International cooperation among prosecutors in handling the gravest forms of criminal offences" Mr. José Amilcar Velásquez Zárate - Attorney General, Guatemala - "Role of the Attorney General in boosting the fight against crime" Mr. Virgil Ivan Cucu - Head of Justice and Home Affairs Division, Regional Cooperation Council - "Judicial cooperation in South-East Europe" Mr. Charles Leacock QC - Director of Public Prosecution, Barbados - "International cooperation in criminal matters - A perspective from Caribbean region" Mrs. Luisa Ortega Diaz - Prosecutor General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela – “Constitutional Vision of the Criminal System of Venezuela” Mr. Ali Fadhul Albuainain - Prosecutor General of Bahrain - "International cooperation - GPEN - Global Prosecutors E-crime Network" Mr. Raghab Lal Vaidya - Attorney General of Nepal - "Ordinance related to involuntary disappearances during the insurgency period and end of impunity" Mrs. Eva Mappy Morgan - Deputy Minister of Justice for Liberia - "Prosecution of gender-based violence crimes in a post-conflict context" Mr. Ahmet Tasyurt - Prosecutor, Court of Cassation, Turkey - "External and internal threats to the rule of law" Mr. Shrawan Kumar Sharma – Director of Prosecution, Central Bureau Of Investigation, India – “Strengthening of the prosecution” Mr. Claude Nicati - Deputy Attorney General of Switzerland - "Extension of free movement agreement in Europe" Mr. Anthony Francis T. Fernando - Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of Seychelles – “International Cooperation on Criminal Matters” Mr. Ali Salem Ali Abdulla Altenaiji – Advocate, United Arab Emirates - “Aspects of International Cooperation on Criminal Matters” Rapporteur - Mr. Giovanni Gallo - UNODC Expert
13.00 - 14.30	Lunch breack
14.30 - 15.30	*Plenary Session V - Management of crime trends changes* Chaired by Mrs. Sandra Valle - Senior Interregional Adviser, UNODC Presentations: Mr. Steven Malby - UNODC Expert Mr. Marco Velicogna - Expert - Research Institute on Judicial Systems Italian National Research Council (IRSIG-CNR) Discussions, debates, remarks Rapporteur - Mr. Demosthenes Chryssikos - UNODC Expert
15.30 - 16.00	Coffee break
16.00 - 17.00	Closing session Chaired by Mrs. Laura Codruţa Kövesi - Prosecutor General of Romania and Mr. Sabas Chahuan - Prosecutor General of Chile. Synthesis of the debates and conclusions - final document - Mrs.Laura Codruţa Kövesi - Prosecutor General of Romania Summary of the final reports - Mr. Nikos Passas - International Expert Closing address - Mr. Cristian Diaconescu - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania