Silvana Abria at seminar

Registrar of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Silvana Arbia, participated in the opening of a seminar in Milan (Italy) organised and sponsored by the Ordine dei Giornalisti della Lombardia (Lombardy’s order of journalists) on the ICC and in the round table that followed under the title “The Criminal Court and International Justice – efficiency, limits, guarantees”. The event was held on Monday, November 14th. Ms Arbia highlighted the crucial role of the media and journalists in providing the general public with correct information on the ICC and in ensuring that the institution benefits from broad and continuous support. She also stressed the importance of the ICC as a modern international institution, declaring that “the ICC sets the necessary standards for States in a world of globalised ideals and challenges regarding peace, justice and accountability”. During her visit to Milan, the ICC Registrar is also to open a two-day training session for young journalists, giving a lecture at the University to students and researchers in international law and addressing lawyers during a conference organised by the Bar Association of Milan.