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Distr. etc. must start on the First Tab for a long symbol or the Second for a shorter one.@Distr. @GENERAL @CAT/SP/18 @3 October 1995 @ENGLISH @Original: ENGLISH/FRENCH/ @ ?9+b >uQ!?+SPANISH   m MEETING OF THE STATES PARTIES Fifth Meeting Geneva 29 November 1995 r ELECTION OF FIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE  +s TO REPLACE THOSE WHOSE TERMS ARE DUE TO EXPIRE ON  +s 31 DECEMBER 1995, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE17 OF THE  +s CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR "%DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 'Note by the Secretary-Generală 1.bbIn accordance with article17, paragraphs3 and4, of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Fifth Meeting of the States parties to the Convention will be convened by the Secretary-General at the UnitedNations Office at Geneva, on Wednesday, 29November1995, to elect fivemembers of the Committee against Torture to replace those whose terms of office are due to expire on 31December1995 (seeannexI). The names of the other fivemembers who will continue to serveon the Committee until 31December1997 appear in annexII. 2.bbIn accordance with article17, paragraph4, of the Convention, the Secretary-General, in a noteverbale dated 30June1995, invited the States parties to the Convention to submit their nominations for the election of fivemembers of the Committee within threemonths, i.e.by 30September1995. 3.bbIn compliance with the provisions of article17, paragraph4, of theConvention, the Secretary-General has the honour to list below, in alphabetical order, the names of persons nominated by 30September1995 for election to the Committee against Torture, and the States parties which have nominated them.  '. GE.9514295 (E) #----RRԌ44 ++ +b >uQ!+P++ R} K7- ?PPFCAT/SP/18 ?PPFpage  K'7CCAT/SP/18 page  '+P+b >uQ!++bbName of candidate`Y#LNominated by bbMr. Peter Thomas BURNS`Y#LCanada bbMr. Guibril CAMARA`Y#LSenegal bbMr. Ricardo GIL LAVEDRA`Y#LArgentina bbMr. Alejandro GONZLEZ POBLETE`Y#LChile bbMr. Diom/de NAHAYO`Y#LBurundi bbMr. Georghios M. PIKIS`e#G Cyprus bbMr. Waleed SADI`e#G Jordan bbMr. Olimpo SENZ MARCUCCI`e#G Panama bbMr. Habib SLIM`e#G Tunisia bbMr. Botjan M. ZUPANbIb`e#G Slovenia 4.bbBiographical data on the persons nominated, as provided by the States parties concerned, are contained in annexIII. Any further nominations and biographical data which may be received by the Secretary-General will be brought to the attention of the States parties in addenda to the present document. {,|)|) 62Annex Iă f LIST OF THE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WHOSE `  TERMS OF OFFICE EXPIRE ON 31 DECEMBER 1995 bbName`q#BCountry of nationality bbMr. Peter Thomas BURNS`}#= Canada bbMr. Fawzi EL IBRASHI`}#= Egypt bbMr. Ricardo GIL LAVEDRA`}#= Argentina bbMr. Hugo LORENZO`}#= Uruguay bbMr. Habib SLIM`}#= Tunisia H {,|)|) 1Annex IIă f LIST OF THE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WHOSE `  TERMS OF OFFICE EXPIRE ON 31 DECEMBER 1997 bbName`q#BCountry of nationality bbMr. Alexis DIPANDA MOUELLE`}#= Cameroon bbMs. Julia ILIOPOULOS-STRANGAS`q#BGreece bbMr. Mukunda REGMI`q#BNepal bbMr. Bent SORENSEN`q#BDenmark bbMr. Alexander M. YAKOVLEV`q#BRussian Federation H {,|)|) 1Annex IIIă BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ON CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION T%TO THE COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE N(Peter Thomas Burns (Canada) Academic background Professor Peter Thomas Burns, Q.C. is aged 57years and was educated in NewZealand where he obtained his LL.M. degree with First Class Honours at the University of Otago in1963. From1968 he has been a Professor of Law at the University of BritishColumbia where he has held various offices, including that of Dean of Law 1981-1992. His primary areas of teaching and research include criminal law, torts, victimology, international criminal law and international human rights. His recent publications include Criminal Injuries Compensation, (2d ed.1993) 373pp.; and "An international criminal tribunal: the difficult union of principle and politics", (1994)5 Criminal Law Forum, 341-380. United Nations activities ProfessorBurns was elected to the Committee against Torture in1987 and was its Rapporteur until his re-election in1991 when he became a Vice-Chairman. As well, he has participated in a variety of other activities related to the functions of the Centre for Human Rights at Geneva, including the following: bb(a) Workshop on International Human Rights (with thePhilippines Human Rights Commission), December1988; bb(b) Training course for African Legal Officers on International Human Rights Reporting, SanRemo, Italy, 1991; bb(c) Training Course on Human Rights Reporting for Police Officers, Malta, 1991; bb(d) Training Course on Human Rights Reporting, Moscow, August1992; bb(e) Training Course on Human Rights Reporting for Police Officers, Tirana, November1992; bb(f) Attendance at the World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna, June1993, as a member of the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform andCriminal Justice Policy, the Committee against Torture and as a member ofthe Canadian delegation; bb(g) Workshop on Human Rights Reporting: National Capacity Strengthening, Turin, November1994 (ILO).  ({,|)|)ԌOther professional activities ProfessorBurns was admitted to the Bar of BritishColumbia in1975 and appointed Queen's Counsel in1984. He has been a consultant to various branches of government, particularly in the field of law reform. He is the Chair of the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy (Vancouver), one of only two interregional institutes affiliated with the UnitedNations Crime Prevention Branch in Vienna. As well, he is the President of the Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, an international organization which counts among its purposes the reinforcement of the rule of law and the enhancement of international human right standards. The list of his (a)membership of professional and learned societies, (b)academic or professional awards and distinctions, (c)activities in professional service, (d)invited lectureships, and (e)professional posts in university, is available for consultation in the files of the Centre for Human Rights. Publications Five books and in excess of 90articles, casenotes and book reviews. {,|)|) )Guibril Camara (Senegal)  Personal data Born 22 December 1940 at Goudiry (Senegal) Married, with six children  Education Faculty of Law, Dakar (19611965): bachelor's degree in law; Centre National d'Etudes Judiciaires (now the Ecole Nationale de la Magistrature), Bordeaux (19651966) and Paris (19661967): Certification of completion of course.  Professional activityē Appointed Judge of Courts and Tribunals, 1 July 1967; Examining magistrate, First Chamber (July 1967November 1967); Deputy ProcuratorGeneral, Dakar (November 1967April 1968); ProcuratorGeneral, Court of First Instance, Saint-Louis (April1968-August1972); First Deputy ProcuratorGeneral, Dakar (August 1972September 1973); ProcuratorGeneral, Court of First Instance, Kaolack, (October 1973November 1976); Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Public Works Transport and Planning (December1976November 1977); Director, Department of Supervised Education and Social Protection (1977-1984); AdvocateGeneral, Appeal Court (19841992); First AdvocateGeneral, Court of Cassation (19921993); ProcuratorGeneral, Court of Cassation, since 29 July 1993.  International Activities Participation in many international conferences dealing with questions of law and social problems; Member of the Executive Committee and of the General Council of the International Union of Family Organizations (Paris); Legal Counsel to the PanAfrican Family Organization (Dakar);({,|)|)ԌRepresentative of Senegal on the Executive Board of UNICEF (Mexico, 1979); National correspondent of the UnitedNations for the Prevention of Crime, Criminal Justice and the Treatment of Offenders; National correspondent of the United Nations Social Defence Research Institute (Rome); Consultant to the International School, Bordeaux Representative of the Association S)n)galaise d'Etudes et de Recherches Juridique to the Association mondiale de prospective sociale Consultant to the International Centre for Children (Paris)  Lectures and intellectual activities bbThe list of Mr. Camara's conferences and intellectual activities is available for consultation at the Centre for Human Rights.  In the context of the United Nations Crime Prevention Unit: Preparation of the participation and representation of Senegal in: 7bbSixth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (Caracas, 25 August5 September 1980);#b 7bbSeventh Congress (Milan, 26 August6 September 1985);#b 7bbEighth Congress (Havana, 27 August7 September 1990);#b 7bbUnited Nations Ministerial Summit on the Prevention of Crime and Criminal Justice (Versailles, 2123 November 1991);#b 7bbThird Session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Vienna, 28 April6 May 1994);#b 7bbWorld Ministerial Conference on organized transnational crime (Naples,2123 November 1994).#b President, National Commission on Refugees.x{,|)|) $Ricardo R. Gil Lavedra (Argentina) Date of birth: $24 July 1949 Marital status: $Married, four children  Teaching activities Assistant lecturer, Criminal Law II, Faculty of Law of the University of ElSalvador, 1973 and in the Faculty of Law and Social Science, University of BuenosAires, 19731975; Director of Studies, Faculty of Law, National University of La Plata, 1975; Director of Practical Studies, Faculty of Law of the National University, 1976; Acting Deputy Professor, Criminal Law Department, in the Faculty of Law of the National University of Buenos Aires, 19771986; Professor, Department of Graduate Studies of the Faculty of Law of the National University of Buenos Aires, 19861988; Titular Professor, Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires, appointed by competitive examination in 1986; Director of the course on "Business and Crime" given at the Instituto de Desarollo Empresarial Argentino; Lecturer at the law teaching course organized by the Institutional Studies Centre and Yale University at the University of Palermo.  Academic activities Member of the Tax Law Commission of the Argentine Petroleum Institute, 1980-1984; Member of the Legislative Studies Institute (Criminal Law and Economic Criminal Law Sections) of the Argentine Federation of the College of Advocates, 1980 to date; Member of the Criminal Law Commission of the State College of Advocates in the Federal Capital; Member of the International Criminal Law Association since 1985; Active member of the Centre for Institutional Studies; Founder member of the Argentine Centre for the Study of Criminal Law in the Field of Taxation; Full member of the Asociaci;n Argentina del Derecho de las Telecomunicaciones. ( {,|)|)ԌProfessional activities Ministerial Reporting Secretary, Supreme Court of the Province of BuenosAires, 1973; Professional Court Clerk (First Instance) of the same Supreme Court, 1974 and1975; Professional Court Clerk (First Instance) of the Supreme Court of the Nation (Office of the AttorneyGeneral), 19761978; Judge of the National Court of Appeal (Federal Criminal and Correctional Division), City of Buenos Aires, 19841987; Secretary of State for the Interior, 19881989; Member of the Committee against Torture from 1987 to the present.  Publications and lectures bbThe list of publications and lectures is available for consultation in the files of the Centre for Human Rights. 0 {,|)|) $Alejandro Gonzlez Poblete (Chile)  Personal data Date of birth: $8 September 1931 Place of birth: $Concepci;n (Chile) Marital status: $Married (two children)  Present post bbPresident, National Compensation and Conciliation Board.  Experience in international systems for the protection of human rights bbGood knowledge of the human rights protection systems of the UnitedNations and the Organization of American States. bbAs Head of the Legal Department of the Vicar1a de la Solidaridad of the Archbishopric of Santiago de Chile during the period of the military dictatorship (1973-1989), maintained regular contact with the Centre for HumanRights, with the Ad Hoc Group and with the Special Rapporteurs for Chile of the Commission on Human Rights. Also maintained contact with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and its Executive Secretariat. bbCarried out a mission to Guatemala in March and April1989, as an expert engaged by the Centre for Human Rights to advise the Government of Guatemala on questions of human rights. bbWorked frequently on projects and activities of the Inter-American Institute for Human Rights. bbMember of the International Jury for the UNESCO Prize for the Teaching of Human Rights, appointed by the Director-General of UNESCO.  Pre-graduate studies 19501954n Study of law in the Faculty of Legal and Social Science of the University of Concepci;n.#  Postgraduate studies 19741975n Course on the methodology of law teaching. Faculty of Legal, Administrative and Social Science of the University of Chile, Santiago.#  $ {,|)|) Academic posts held 19521956n Assistant lecturer in Economics in the Faculty of Legal and Social Science of the University of Concepci;n;# 19571966n Assistant lecturer in Labour Law in the same Faculty from1March1957. Subsequent teaching work as Director of Studiesand Assistant Professor in the same Faculty up to30June1966;# 19711976n Full Professor of Labour Law, Faculty of Legal, Social and Administrative Science of the University of Chile until1March1971, until dismissal by the Military Government on2June1976.#  Public appointments 19661970n Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Chile.# Representative of the Government of Chile at international conferences: +b >uQ!+w >uQ!++ J(i)Lw w Head of the delegation of Chile to the World Conference on Children, Stockholm, Sweden, September1969;#w J(ii)Lw w Head of the delegation of Chile to the Fourth UnitedNations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Kyoto, Japan, 1970.#w Other public posts held while Under-Secretary in the Ministry of Justice: J(i)Lw w Member of the National Council for Children from 1966 to 1970;#w J(ii)Lw w Deputy Executive Chairman of the National Council for Minors from September1970 to April1971;#w J(iii)Lw w Vice-Chairman of the National Kindergarten Foundation, 1968-1970;#w J(iv)Lw w Chairman of the Executive Council of State Experts, 1967-1970;#w J(v)Lw w Chairman of the National Commission on Prison Policy, 1966-1970;#w J(vi)Lw w Member of the National Commission on the Rationalization of the Public Administration, between 1966 and 1970.#w  Participation in national human rights bodies 19731976Lw w Legal adviser to the National Committee on Assistance to Refugees, a national body cooperating with the Office of the UnitedNations High Commissioner for Refugees, established in Chile in September1973.#w ' {,|)|)Ԍ19761992Lw w Head of the Legal Department of the Vicar1a de la Solidaridad of the Archbishopric of Santiago from July1976 to April1989 and Executive Secretary of the Vicar1a from May1989 to April1992.#w  +w >uQ!+b >uQ!++Participation as consultant or expert in missions, research projects, courses, conferences and other events in the field of human rights The list of these activities is available for consultation in the files of the Centre for Human Rights.@ {,|)|) )Diom/de Nahayo (Burundi) Personal data +b >uQ!+P++Date of birth53 December 1955 Commune5Makebuko Province5Gitega Marital status5Married, three children. Education Secondary education (a) Lower secondary 519691973: Junior seminary, Mugera; (b) Higher secondary519731976: Intermediate seminary, Burasira;# Higher education519761980: Law Faculty of the University of Burundi# Bachelor's degree in law after defence of a thesis entitled: "The state of need as justification in the law of Burundi. Positions held From 10 February to 23 March 19815Judge of the Bujumbura Court of Major Jurisdiction;# From 24 March 1981 to 23 August 19835Judge of the Ngozi Court of Major Jurisdiction;# From 24 August 1983 to 11 June 19845Counsellor at the Bujumbura Court of Appeal; # From 12 June 1984 to 5 November 19855VicePresident of the Bujumbura Court of Appeal;# From 6 November 1985 to 15 July 19885Counsellor at the Supreme Court;# From 16 July 1988 to 5President of the Ngozi Court of# 26 September 19895Appeal; From 27 September 1989 to 5Counsellor at the Court of Audit; 22 August 1993 From 23 August 1993 to 31 July 19955President of the Supreme Court.#  ({,|)|)ԌCourses From January 1987 to June 1988: Course of training at the National College of Magistrates (International Section), Paris. Awarded diploma with the distinction "Tr/s bien". During this period elected SecretaryGeneral of the Association of Trainee Magistrates of the International Section. Mission abroad Recently led a Burundi delegation to the Fifth Congress of the Association Internationale des Hautes Juridictions Administratives, held in Rome from 27to 29March 1995, which dealt with the topic "Emergency interim measures of protection and accelerated procedures in administrative disputes". Membership of various commissions National Electoral Commission appointed to prepare for the presidential election of August 1984; Commission to verify the conduct of the referendum on the Charter of National Unity, 5 February 1991; Commission to verify the conduct of the referendum held on 9 March 1992 on the draft constitution for the Republic of Burundi. Human rights seminars The list of human rights seminars in which Mr. Nahayo participated may be consulted in the Centre for Human Rights 8{,|)|) N(Georghios M. Pikis (Cyprus) Born in 1939 at Larnaca Married with three children Academic qualifications +P+ ++1960 LL.B.# 1961 BarristeratLaw (of Gray's Inn) Advocacy 1961 Enrolled as an advocate in Cyprus 19611965 Practised as an advocate#  Law Office at Larnaca# Judicial appointments 1966 District Judge (on an acting basis for the first six months)# 1972 Acting President District Court# 1977 President District Court# 1981 Justice of the Supreme Court of Cyprus# 1995 President of the Supreme Court# Judicial service 19661967 District Court, Limassol# 19671974 District Court, Famagusta. In 1974 he was displaced with his family from Famagusta as a result of the Turkish invasion# 19741981 President District Court LarnacaFamagusta# 1981 Justice of the Supreme Court of Cyprus# 1995 President of the Supreme Court of Cyprus# Publications Sentencing in Cyprus (in English) and The English Common Law and Rules of Equity and their Application in Cyprus (in Greek) Coauthor of Criminal Procedure in Cyprus '{,|)|) Papers on several aspects of the law.  Committees 1980 Chaired and wrote the report of a committee set up by the Ministry of Justice to review rent control legislation# 19881989 Chaired and wrote the report of a committee set up by the Supreme Court to study the functioning of the district courts and other first instance courts and make recommendations for changes and improvements in the rules, procedure, organization and practice of the courts.# ` {,|)|) *Waleed M. Sadi (Jordan) Personal data Date of birth: 1937 Married, four children Education B.A. Economics, Southern Methodist University, Texas, United States of America J.D. Doctor of Law, University of Chicago Law School, United States of America Scholarship Holder of the National Honor Scholarship for three years, University of Chicago, United States of America Memberships Jordan Bar Association Rotary Club Consumer Association, Amman, Jordan Jordanian Red Crescent Society Human rights activities Member of the Jordanian delegation to the Commission on Human Rights, 1975-1981 Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights, 19801981 Member of the Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, 19781981 Member of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Fund for Victims of Torture, 19801992 Member of the Human Rights Committee, 19901994 Member of the Armand Hammer Conferences on Peace and Human Rights, 19761983 Member of the Jordanian delegation to the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights, 1993 Present employment Lawyer, columnist, editorialist and human rights expert ({,|)|)ԌExperience Chief Editor, Jordan Times, 19881990 Lawyer, 19861988 Ambassador to Turkey, 19821985 Ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations, 1975-1980 Diplomat, Jordanian Mission to the United Nations, New York Diplomat, Jordanian Embassy in Washington D.C. Diplomat, Jordanian Embassy in Moscow Diplomat, Jordanian Embassy in Paris Diplomat, Jordanian Embassy in London Publications The Economic Theory in Islam Jordanian Foreign Policy P{,|)|) &Olimpo Sewz Marcucci (Panama) + +b >uQ!++bbBiographical data on Mr. Sewz Marcucci will be made available in an addendum to the present document when received from the Government of Panama.  {,|)|) +Habib Slim (Tunisia) Date and place of birth`}#=10 July 1938 at Moknine Present position`}#=Professor of public law (Agr)g)) Degrees awarded Bachelor's Degree in public law, 1962, Faculty of Law of Toulouse Higher Studies Diploma (DES) in public law, 1965, Faculty of Law of Toulouse State Doctorate in Public International Law, 1978, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Tunis Agr)gation in Public Law, 1982, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Tunis Present functions Professor in the Faculty of Law and Political Science, Tunis Chairman of the Conciliation and Arbitration Centre, Tunis Director of the Workshop on "Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law" at the Centre for Study, Research and Publications (CERP). Director of the Observatoire de prospective m)diterran)enne at the CERP Head of the Maghreb Research and Study Unit (UREM) at the Faculty of Law and Political Science, Tunis Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee of Jurists of the African Institute of Private International Law Member of the Joint Scientific Committee of the American Centre for Maghreb Studies, Tunis. References Former Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science, Tunis; Arbitrator of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris; Advocate, Member of the Bar, Tunis (1971-1978); Member of the Tunisian delegation to the World Conference on Human Rights (Vienna, 14-26June 1993); Director-General of the Chambre Tuniso-Fran'aise de Commerce et d'Industrie (1983-1986); Adviser on Export Strategies to the Minister of Agriculture and Food (1986-1988);({,|)|)ԌConsultant on international trade, international tourism, air transport, foreign investment, partnership projects, transfers of technology and free trade areas; Associate Professor at the University of Social Science, Toulouse, at the University of Paris I (Panth)on-Sorbonne) and at the University of Nice-Sofia-Antipolis; Adviser to the Chambre Tuniso-Fran'aise de Commerce et d'Industrie, Rapporteur of the "Conciliation and Arbitration" Commission and member of the Commission on "Relations between the universities and enterprises". Other activities Assistant Secretary-General of the Tunisian Red Cross, responsible for matters connected with the dissemination of international humanitarian law; Member of the Red Cross, Red Crescent and Peace Commission and Rapporteur of the Working Group on "New factors threatening peace". The full list of other activities may be consulted in the Centre for Human Rights. 0{,|)|) &Botjan M. Zupancic (Slovenia) Personal data +b >uQ!+ ++ Date of birth 13 May 1947 Place of birth  Ljubljana, Slovenia Status   Married, three children Education 1981    Harvard Law School  Cambridge, Massachussetts  Scientiae Juris Doctor, Professor R.M. Unger, Mentor   Dissertation: "Criminal law, the conflict and the rules" 19761977 Harvard Law School  Research scholar 19731974 Harvard Law School  Scientiae Juris Doctor programme 19721973 Harvard Law School#  LL.M. Program (Master's in Law); average grade: A-;#  Thesis: "Criminal law and its influence upon normative integration", Professor Lloyd Ohlin, Mentor.#  Grade: A. Published in 7 Acta Criminologica, Spring, 1974# 19711972 Universit) de Montreal, (cole de Criminologie#  Ford Foundation research scholar#  Specialization in criminology# 19701971 University of Zagreb, Law School#  Master's in Law program# Summer 1968 Cambridge University, Law School#  Cambridge, England, Extramural law studies# 19661970 University of Ljubljana, Law School#  Degree "DIPL.IUR."; average grade: 9 (out of 10) award scholarships: "BORIS KRAIGHER," and "BORIS KIDRIb"; 1970 "DR. PREEREN AWARD" (highest available for students)# Employment 1993present Justice of the Constitutional Court of Slovenia# 1993 China University of Law and Public Policy, Visiting Professor# 19891992 First VicePresident (for academic affairs) University of Ljubljana# ({,|)|)Ԍ1984present University of Ljubljana, Law School#  Full Professor of Law since1989#  Subjects: Jurisprudence, criminal law, criminal procedure, comparative law# 19821984 Seton Hall University, Law School#  Full Professor of Law, elected in 1985#  Subjects: criminal law, criminal procedure, comparative law, jurisprudence, corrections law, criminology, advanced criminal law# 19831985 Athens University and Temple University#  (Joint summer programs)#  Subjects: comparative constitutional law, comparative criminal procedure# Autumn 1981 Fordham University, School of Law#  Visiting Professor of Law# 19801981 Seton Hall University, Law School#  Visiting Professor of Law# Autumn 1980 Iowa University, College of Law#  Visiting Professor of Law# Autumn 1979 Supreme Court of Slovenia#  Clerking# 19771979 New York Law School#  Assistant Professor of Law 19751976 University of Ljubljana, Law School#  Assistant Professor of Law# 1976 Circuit Court of Ljubljana#  Clerking# 1974 Army#  Honorary discharge, corporal# 19701974 University of Ljubljana#  Assistant Professor# LANGUAGES Fluent in English, French, Slovene, Croatian; can read German, Italian and Latin# Legal expert of the Chinese Government for the reform of criminal procedure The list of Mr. Zupancic's publications, in English and Slovene, and of his memberships and lectures is available for consultation in the files of the Centre for Human Rights. 0