This new advanced course, offered by The Hague Academy of International Law in cooperation with the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, provides in-depth understanding, discussion and training in the theory and practice of International Criminal Law. This year%E2%80%99s session focuses on Gender Justice, with a particular emphasis on a critical evaluation of persistent challenges and emerging responses to sexual and gender-based violence. Confirmed faculty includes ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, ICTY Prosecutor Serge Brammertz, Prof. M. Cherif Bassiouni, Judge Theodor Meron, Brigid Inder (ICC Special Gender Adviser), Patricia Sellers (ICC Special Adviser on Prosecution Strategies), Dr. Kelly Askin and Prof. William Schabas. The course is targeted towards practitioners who seek to enlarge their vision or discover a new field of practice and scholars seeking to gain expertise in the application of concepts and norms. To allow high level debate and intensive seminars, a maximum of 30 applicants will be admitted.

Course leader
Prof. Dr. Carsten Stahn

Target group
Practitioners who seek to enlarge their vision or discover a new field of practice and scholars seeking to gain expertise in the application of concepts and norms. Applicants are therefore required to have a more than basic knowledge of the field.

Course aim
The course, which will be given for the first time, provides in-depth understanding, discussion and training in theory and practice of International Criminal Law. The session focuses on Gender Justice, with a particular emphasis on a critical evaluation of persistent challenges and emerging responses to sexual and gender-based violence. General and specialized themes are broached by distinguished experts in the field and supplemented by exercizes.

Fee info
EUR 1250: Fee applicable to all participants

Leiden University
Address: Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Koningin Julianaplein 10
Postal code: 2595 AA
City: The Hague
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://grotiuscentre.org/
E-mail: grotiuscentre@cdh.leidenuniv.nl
Phone: 0031708009463