Student Travels to The Hague for International Criminal Court Planning Session

Carlisle, PA (August 27, 2004) — As the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) meets at The Hague for its third session this week, third-year student Griffin Lee will have an insider's view of the momentous proceedings.

As one of five students chosen to represent the Independent Student Coalition for the International Criminal Court (ISC-ICC), Lee will witness key decision-making and plenary sessions as the ASP, the legislative body of the ICC, continues to devise procedures and policy for the governance of the court. Lee is tasked with attending formal and informal meetings, including strategic planning sessions for the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC), to record the proceedings and offer input on behalf of the ISC-ICC, which is committed to raising public awareness of the ICC within the United States.

The agenda for the five-day session includes the anticipated adoption of a relationship agreement between the ICC and the United Nations; creating a New York Liaison Office for the ICC and the Secretariat of the ASP; the election of a deputy prosecutor and six members of the Committee on Budget and Finance; as well as discussion of budgetary and procedural issues of the ICC.

“As a participant in Penn State Dickinson's Florence and London study abroad programs, I developed a keen interest in international studies that led me to pursue this unique opportunity,” said Lee. “I am looking forward to working with delegates from around the world in this historic meeting.”

Approximately 200-300 CICC members and more than 500 government delegates, ICC representatives and members of additional international organizations are expected to attend the session scheduled for September 6-10. For more information on the ICC and/or the ASP, visit http://www.icc-cpi.int/.