Belize, 12-14 September 2000

With the support of Penal Reform International, the FCO and The Ministry of the Attorney General in Belize, Simons Muirhead and Burton organised an international human rights conference in Belize City from September 12-14, 2000. Papers focussing on the death penalty, trial rights and justice were given by experts from Barbados, Belize, the UK and the US.

For information on any of the papers listed below, please contact info@deathpenaltyproject.org .

Papers included:

Kirk Anderson, "The flogging of prisoners in Belize - Is this practice constitutionally valid?"

Alvin J. Bronstein, "Cruel and inhuman punishment; The treatment of long-term and death row prisoners"

Edward Fitzgerald, "Pardon and the commutation of the death penalty: Judicial review of executive clemency".

Edward Fitzgerald, "Savings clauses and the colonial death penalty regime"

Adrian King, "Legal aid and access to justice".

Saul Lehrfreund, "The Commonwealth Caribbean and evolving international attitudes towards the death penalty".

Tracey Robinson, "Serious offences, gender and criminal justice: A plea for reason-in(g) equality".

Keir Starmer, "Preventative detention and pre-trial rights".

Keir Starmer and Simeon Sampson, "Fair trial and international standards".

Bryan Stevenson, "Capital punishment in the United States".

Also:

Godfrey P. Smith, Feature address

Parvais Jabbar, Rapporteur's introduction and summary recommendations

Hon. Abdulia O. Conteh, Closing Address