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Contents

Preface
Mr. Jan ter Laak (Netherlands Helsinki Committee)


1 Opening
“International human-rights law is flexible enough to respond to acute terrorist threats effectively.”
Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands)

“Welcome to The Hague, international city of law and peace”
Mr. Wim Deetman, Major of host-city The Hague

“Some lawful limitation of human rights may be necessary to protect other human rights.”
Mr. Jan Herman van Roijen (Netherlands Helsinki Committee)

“There’s no dilemma between human rights and counter-terror measures.”
Mrs. Veronika Goldston (Human Rights Watch)


2 Terrorism, roots and prevention

“We must eradicate the roots of terrorism”
Mr. Mark Entine (Moscow Institute of European Law)

“Iraq is being colonized by the United States and the United Kingdom”
Professor Abdullah An-Na’Im (Emory University, USA)

Towards a multilateral, coordinated approach for the struggle against terrorism
Plenary debate


3 Dilemmas with regard to human rights and terrorism

Why Judge Baltasar Garzón didn’t attend
Newspaper clipping

“If we lose the law, what are we left with?”
Mr. Bertrand Ramcharan (UN Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights)

“Excessive reliance on the use of force does not stop terrorism”
Mrs. Elisabeth Rehn (Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe)

Key factors to take into consideration in the struggle against terrorism
Plenary debate


4 Human rights versus security, a crucial dialogue

“We have to rethink privacy protection”
Professor Viet Dinh (Georgetown University Center)

“By infringing basic liberties the U.S. undermines its own terrorism prevention strategy”
Mr. Tom Malinowski (Human Rights Watch)

Severe criticism on some states’ security policies
Plenary debate


5 Lunch-discussions

Who is afraid of international law in turbulent times?
Mr. Paul de Waart (Professor emeritus - International Law)


6 Conclusions and Statements

Chairman’s Statement
Mr. Pieter Kooijmans (International Court of Justice)

NGO-statement
Mr. Ige Dekker (Netherlands Helsinki Committee)

OSCE-statement
Mr. Daan Everts (Personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office)


Appendices
I Background paper “Dilemmas with regard to terrorism and human rights”
II Declaration of the Netherlands Helsinki Committee
III CV-highlights of the seminar’s chairpersons and keynote-speakers
IV List of participants
V Programme
VI Statement United States Mission to the OSCE
VII Further reading
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