OCA CIRCULAR NO. 60-2004, May 13, 2005

OCA CIRCULAR NO. 60-2004, May 13, 2005

OCA Circulars May 13, 2005
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TO:

ALL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT JUDGES

 
SUBJECT:

NOMINATION FOR JUDGES WHO WILL SERVE AT THE KHMER ROUGE
TRIBUNAL

The International Criminal Law Services Foundation (ICLS) is currently
working together with the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) to assist in
the identification of government nominees for judges, investigating judges and
prosecutors to serve at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. This Tribunal will be
established to try senior Khmer Rouge leaders most responsible for serious
crimes from 1975 to 1979 under Cambodian and International law.

The ICLS and OSJI are now accepting nominations for a high level position for
the proposed “Khmer Rouge Tribunal” (Extraordinary chambers for the period of
the Democratic Kampuchea) to be established in Cambodia in 2005. Those
interested may submit their curriculum vitae and other relevant information.
(Articles of judgment written, etc) to this Office.

__13__ May 2005.

  PRESBITERO J. VELASCO, JR.
 
Court
Administrator

Sirs/Mesdames:

Quoted herewider, for your information, is a resolution of the Court En
Banc dated

12 April 2005.

“A.M. No. 05-4-03-SC- Re: Nomination for the Proposed “Khmer Rouge Tribunal”
(Extraordinary Chambers for the Period of the Democratic Kampuchea) to be
Established in Cambodia in 2005.- The Court Resolved to
NOTE and REFER the following
documents to Court Administrator PRESBITERO J. VELASCO,
JR., for his information and other appropriate action:

(a) Letter dated 21 March 2005 of Maria Lourdes V. Ramiro Lopez, Assistant
Secretary, Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations,
Department of Foreign Affairs, forwardin’g a copy of an invitation letter
addressed to the Embassy of the Philippines in the Hague from Mr. Gabriel
Oosthuizen, Executive Director of the International Criminal Law Services
Foundation, concerning nominations for high level candidates for the proposed
“Khmer Rouge Tribunal” (Extraordinary Chambers for the Period of the Democratic
Kampuchea) to be established in Cambodia in 2005; and

(b) Aforesaid Invitation Letter dated 7 March 2005 .”

 
Very truly yours,
   
 
LUZVIMINDA D. PUNO
 
Clerk of Court