The concluding session of the Eighth International Conference on Penal Abolition, held in Auckland/Aotearoa New Zealand in February 1997, selected Ottawa Canada as the site for the next ICOPA conference, the ninth in a growing movement.

As the global crises in criminal justice and the dysfunction of penal systems grow ever worse, ICOPA IX requires passionate international participation and support.


Schedule:
Workshops and Speakers

Papers:
Papers presented by international delegates are now being compiled and edited for both print and web publication. For further information contact: Justice Action

Partial index of ICOPA VIII papers & presenters

Resolutions:
"While standing clearly for complete penal abolition, ICOPA supports these immediate steps as a means of achieving that goal".

The 18 resolutions of ICOPA VIII