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Saatja: Piret Lehemets <[email protected]> Saaja: Kantselei Teema: FW: International Judicial Conference From: Thomas W. Jackson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 5:46 PM To: 'Ambassador Constantine Yerocostopoulos'; 'Attila Mocsar (Civil Department)'; 'Bill Sweeney'; 'Chief Justice Hon. Mohan Pieris, P.C. '; 'Chief Justice Claudio Ximenes'; 'Chief Justice Fejzullah Hasani'; 'Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry'; 'Chief Justice Iva Broþov? '; 'Chief Justice Ivars Bickovics'; 'Chief Justice Théodose T. Tekoe'; 'Chris Higgins'; 'Christina Kruger'; 'Constitutional Court of Mongolia'; 'Dan Mason'; 'Deputy Chief Justice Adel Omar Sherif'; 'Deputy Head of Mission Mazhar Javed'; 'Dr. Vladimir Kristo, Member and Former President and Dr. Altina Xhoxhaj, Member'; 'Evan Caminker, Dean'; 'Former Deputy Secretary General Hans Christian Krüger'; 'Fred Furth'; 'Galo Pico Mantilla'; 'Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf'; 'Ivan Verougstraete'; 'Ivana Hrdlièkov?'; 'Jean-Pierre Dentilhac'; 'Jerry Minor'; 'Judge Eugene Sullivan'; 'Judge Irena Hladikova'; 'Judge J. Clifford Wallace'; 'Judge Paul A. Magnusson'; 'Judge Teresa Flemming-Kluesza'; 'Julio César Chalar'; 'Justice Abdul Karim Pharaon'; 'Justice Ardian Nuni'; 'Justice H. Harjono'; 'Justice Malcolm Wallis'; 'Justice Natalia Liashenko and Ms. Iryna Beitsun'; 'Justice Valeriu Doaga and Justice Nicolae Gordila'; 'Justice Woo Bih Li '; 'Ms. Yondonjugnai Unuborgil'; 'President Branko Hrvatin'; 'President Eric Stassijns'; 'President Justice Nicholas Kearns'; 'President Ms. Vesna Medenica'; 'President Ðtefan Harabin, and Presiding Judge Igor Burger'; 'Russian Federation Supreme Court'; 'Sean Cleary'; 'Sue Higgins'; 'Supreme Court of the Russian Federation'; 'Thomas Reems'; 'Tomothy Dickinson'; 'Torquato Jardim'; 'Viorel Micescu'; 'Virginia Gordan'; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; 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[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: International Judicial Conference Dear Justice: On behalf of the Furth Family Foundation, the University of Michigan School of Law and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, I write to invite you to attend the 17th annual International Judicial Conference (IJC). We are planning to hold this year’s conference in Valetta, Malta on May 21-23, 2014. The International Judicial Conference (IJC) has been sponsored since its inception by the Furth Family Foundation. The Conference brings together Chief Justices and other representatives from Supreme Constitutional Courts, Courts of Cassation and Supreme Courts of Arbitration from around the world for discussions on key issues related to establishing an independent judiciary and strengthening the rule of law. The first IJC was held in 1993 in Strasbourg, when 40 justices from the high courts of Europe and the former Soviet Union came together, providing a forum to discuss efforts to strengthen the independence of their respective court systems. Since then participation has expanded to include judicial leaders from Asia, Africa and Central and South America. This global scope has provided over 1,400 justices from over 108 countries with a unique opportunity to compare experiences, examine methods of handling court proceedings, focus on challenges of judicial independence, and establish a collegium of peers to increase the professional expertise of leading jurists in both old and newer democracies. Participants have included United States Supreme Court Justices Kennedy, O’Connor, Scalia, Breyer and Ginsburg; Russian Chief Justices Lebedev and Yakovlev; and the Chairman of the European Court of Human Rights. The following cities have hosted the conference: 1993 Strasbourg 1994 Strasbourg 1995 Washington, DC 1996 Washington, DC 1997 Strasbourg 1998 Warsaw 1999 Moscow 2000 San Francisco 2001 Budapest 2002 Strasbourg 2003 Washington, DC 2004 Bucharest 2005 Kyiv 2006 Prague 2007 Ann Arbor, Mich., USA 2013 Berlin, Germany Each justice makes a unique contribution to the overall success of the conference, both during formal dialogue and informal gatherings. We sincerely hope that you or another member of your Court will be able to participate in this important annual meeting and share your country’s insights into the issues that will be discussed. The Furth Family Foundation, the University of Michigan School of Law and IFES are pleased to cover the cost of conference registration for each court. Registration includes meals, group transportation to conference events listed in the program and conference materials. Attendees will be responsible for other travel and lodging expenses. Attached is a copy of the agenda for last year’s conference. A draft of the agenda for next year’s conference, as well as information regarding conference accommodations and reservation forms, will be sent to you shortly. One of the topics we will be considering for the agenda will concern issues of judicial systems in the Middle East and the impact of Shari ‘a. Should you have any suggested topics for the conference, please let us know as soon as possible. To confirm your attendance or if you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Conference Administrator Thomas Jackson at: telephone (001) 415-722-2198; fax (001) 707-573-3815; email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ; 2347 Becker Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403 USA. We look forward to hearing from you soon and to seeing you in Valetta in May. Respectfully yours, cid:[email protected] Frederick P. Furth, Chairman International Judicial Conference