The Lockerbie Trial -- Documents Related to the I.P.O. Observer Mission

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Editorial note 

 (I) The I.P.O. Lockerbie observer mission

 Introduction

  •  Dr. Hans Koechler’s report of 3 February 2001 on the Verdict passed by the Scottish Court 

  •  Dr. Hans Koechler’s report of 26 March 2002 on the appeal proceedings at the Scottish Court

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     (II)  International media coverage and public debate resulting from Dr. Koechler’s Lockerbie reports

     Introduction

     (1) Following Dr. Koechler’s report on the Verdict

  • BBC News: Lockerbie verdict “politically influenced”  

  • Debate on Dr. Koechler’s report in the British Parliament

  • House of Commons, Standing Committee D, 10 April 2001

  • House of Commons, Written Answers to Questions, 1 May 2001 

  • Statement by Dr. Koechler concerning misunderstandings and conflicting interpretations of his report  

    •  (2) Following Dr. Koechler’s report on the appeal proceedings

  • BBC News: UN monitor decries Lockerbie judgement – The proceedings were flawed, says Prof Köchler

  • Relevant statements and debates in the British Parliament

  • Statement by Mr. Tam Dalyell, MP – House of Commons, Adjournment (Easter) Debate, 26 March 2002

  • Debate on the question of jurisdiction in the Lockerbie case – House of Commons, Points of Order, 29 April 2002

  • Debate on international aspects of the Lockerbie case in view of the Scotland Act 1998 – House of Commons, Speaker’s Statement, 1 May 2002

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    (3) Analysis of Dr. Koechler’s reports

  • William Paul (Scotland): “Unfair, incomprehensible, irrational and arbitrary”

  • Alexander Cockburn (USA): Foreign Devil

  • Edward S. Herman (USA): The New World Order: Rule of Injustice

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    (III)  The I.P.O. Committee of Legal Experts on UN Sanctions against Libya

  • Memorandum from the President of the International Progress Organization addressed to the President of the Security Council of the United Nations (1992)

  • Geneva Declaration of Legal Experts on UN Sanctions against Libya (1992)

  • New York Declaration of Legal Experts on UN Sanctions against Libya (1994)

  • Statement on behalf of the Committee of Legal Experts on UN Sanctions against Libya (1998) 

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       (IV) Appendix

    •  Security Council resolutions on the Lockerbie dispute

    •  Judgment of the International Court of Justice of 27 February 1998 (excerpt)

    • Resolution adopted by the Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity on 10 June 1998

    • Nomination of international observers by the Secretary-General of the United Nations (25 April 2000)

    •  Letter from the UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, Mr. Hans Corell,  clarifying the status of Prof. Hans Koechler as international observer at the Lockerbie trial (31 May 2001) (excerpt)

    • News releases of the International Progress Organization 

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