The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies and the Centre for International Law Research and Policy are hosting an international expert seminar on 29 September 2015 at the Peace Palace on:
“The Peripheries of Justice Intervention: Preliminary Examination and Legacy/Sustainable Exit”
In contemporary discussions on the impact and effectiveness of international criminal justice, considerable emphasis has been placed on trials, legal procedures and their effects. Less attention has been devoted to the peripheries of justice intervention (the ‘in’ and the ‘out’), namely preliminary examinations (‘PEs’) and exit/legacy strategies. Both activities are crucial for the accomplishment of goals and mandate of international courts and tribunals, but not yet subjected to systematic discourse. This seminar explores four key themes that require further attention in strategy, research and practice:
- Context, nature and function of Preliminary Examinations,
- The legal framework of Preliminary Examinations,
- The methodology of Preliminary Examinations; and
- ‘Legacy’ and Sustainable Exit after Intervention.
The purpose of this expert seminar is to take stock of policies and practices regarding the peripheries of justice intervention, to review some of the existing approaches, and to identify potential strategies to address underlying tensions and problems. It is held in context of the project on ‘Post-Conflict Justice and Local Ownership’, carried out by the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, with support of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research.
If you are interested in attending the conference, please contact Ms. Lieneke Louman at l.louman@cdh.leidenuniv.nl. Registration is upon individual confirmation.
Please click here for the concept note and conference programme.
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The Hague Institute for Global Justice and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies hosted on 11 and 12 December 2014 in The Hague, the Netherlands a conference/expert meeting on:
“The Impact and Effectiveness of the International Criminal Court”
In contemporary discussions on the effectiveness of the International Criminal Court (ICC), considerable emphasis has been placed on governance issues, efficiency and reform of legal procedures. Less attention has been devoted to broader contextual questions, such as the assessment of ICC interventions and study of its intended and unintended effects. This meeting seeked to address this challenge. It explored five key themes that require further attention in strategy, research and practice:
- Goals, impact, and impact-assessment of ICC action;
- Foundation and effects of complementarity;
- Approaches towards the peace and justice nexus or tradeoff, and in particular the treatment of ‘interests of justice’;
- The nexus between ICC intervention and ‘restorative justice’; and
- Perceptions, outreach and sustainable ‘exit’.
Round Table discussions at The Hague Institute for Global Justice
The purpose of the meeting was to take stock of existing literature, policies, and practices, review some of the existing approaches, and identify potential strategies to address underlying tensions and problems. It was the final conference of the project on ‘Post-Conflict Justice and Local Ownership’ of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. A report including conclusions and recommendations will be published on this website soon.
The conference programme can be found here.