The International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy Announces a President.

4 April, 2006

The Board of Directors of the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy today announced the appointment of Daniel C. Prefontaine QC as President.

“Mr. Prefontaine brings with him over forty years of knowledge and experience in the administration of justice in Canada, as well as extensive expertise on international criminal law, crime, criminal justice policies, treaty issues and United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice,” stated Peter Burns QC, Chairman of the Board.

As President, Mr. Prefontaine will be responsible for leading the Centre’s substantive work programme, as the primary representative on legal, policy, programme and project development matters. On the Centre’s multiple international engagements, Mr. Prefontaine will provide direction to the individual Project Directors. Mr. Prefontaine will work closely with Kathleen Macdonald, the A/Executive Director, to contribute to local, national and international efforts to support law reform initiatives and to improve the administration of criminal justice.

“In accepting this position, I have embraced the challenge of building on the Centre’s substantial contribution to the rule of law, human rights, human security, democratic principles and good governance,” stated Daniel Prefontaine.

The International Centre is an independent, international institute, based in Vancouver, Canada, officially affiliated with the United Nations, under a formal agreement between the government of Canada and the UN. The Centre is part of the UN Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network of Institutes. It was founded in 1991, as a result of a joint initiative of the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, with contributions from the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia. The Centre is supported in part from the endowment funds established by the British Columbia Law Foundation, the Ontario Law Foundation and the Vancouver Foundation