Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia

Faculty of Law and Public Affairs

Clinical Legal Education Program

In cooperation with:

Cambodia Justice Initiative of Open Society Justice Initiative and Bridges Across Borders

and

United Nations Development Programme

Present:

Ms. Norul Rashid

Expert on international criminal tribunals

and

Mr. Siphosami Malunga

Expert on international criminal tribunals and legal reform

Program:

§ Sharing experiences and lessons learnt at the Special Panels for East Timor and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.

§ Coffee and snacks will be served.

Thursday, June 30, 2005

9:00am – noon

PUC South Campus

Rooftop Conference Hall

184 Norodom Boulevard

(South of Independence Monument)

Ms. Norul Rashid is an expert in the operation of international criminal tribunals. Most recently, she served in the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights where she helped produce a comprehensive report on the operation of the criminal tribunal for East Timor. The report reviewed judicial processes and institutions in East Timor and Indonesia and provided recommendations to the UN Secretary-General on how to hold accountable those responsible for serious human rights violations. Prior to that, she worked at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for four years as an appellate counsel, where she provided legal advice on various aspects of international criminal law and procedure, human rights law, and international humanitarian law. She has also worked for the Attorney General of Singapore as state counsel and as a deputy public prosecutor. She received a degree in commercial and administrative law from the National University of Singapore, and an LLM in International Law from the University College of London.

Mr. Siphosami Malunga is an expert on international criminal tribunals and legal reform. Since late 2003, Mr. Malunga has managed a UNDP program in Afghanistan to rebuild the justice sector, where he works closely with the Judicial Reform Commission, the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, and the Attorney General’s Office. Prior to that he worked extensively in East Timor. Among other things, he acted as a legal advisor to the Transitional Minister of Justice on judicial reconstruction, judicial appointments, access to justice, and the establishment of the rule of law in East Timor. He also served as the head of the legal aid and public defenders section of the Ministry of Justice, where he designed the East Timorese legal aid system and supervised the work of the public defenders. He has also worked as a lead defense counsel before the Special Panel for Serious Crimes in East Timor. He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Zimbabwe and practiced law in Zimbabwe for five years.