22-24 March 2016 Non-governmental organisations can play a crucial role in the investigation and prosecution of international crimes at both a domestic and an international level. NGOs have collected evidence of allegations of international crimes and worked to institute domestic and international proceedings concerning international crimes. This panel will discuss the different roles that NGOs can and should play in …
PANEL VII: Immunity of Heads of State under International Law
22-24 March 2016 How can the African Union resolution exempting serving Heads of State from prosecution be reconciled with the duty to render justice for atrocity crimes? This panel explores the ongoing controversy over the scope of immunity under international law, and in particular whether Heads of State enjoy immunity from prosecution for international crimes. Moderator • Patryk I. Labuda …
Role of the judiciary in addressing transnational organized crime
6-8 August 2017 Interview with Aimée Comrie, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, GLO.ACT, Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section, United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime, Vienna, Austria
Prosecutors of the Complex Casework Group in the Nigerian Ministry of Justice about Wayamo’s impact
Since 2017, Wayamo has been implementing capacity-building efforts in Nigeria, conducting workshops on international criminal justice and recently on evidence and case management databases. We asked prosecutors belonging to the Complex Casework Group in the Nigerian Ministry of Justice what they had learnt in our capacity building workshops, what the impact had been, and how it had affected their work. …
Nigeria’s justice sector challenged by Boko Haram insurgency
Anietie Ewang is a researcher at the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch. In this video she describes the challenging security situation in Nigeria and shares her thoughts on how the prosecution of terrorism-related crimes in the country can be improved. While stressing the important role that the International Criminal Court plays, she also sees a role for international agencies …
African Perspectives on the ICC: John Jeffery I
South Africa and the ICC How can South Africa’s stature, as well as its wealth of experience in matters of international and transitional justice, help lead discussions and efforts to reform and improve the Court? Watch all the interviews at https://africanperspectives.wayamo.com The Wayamo Foundation and the Rule of Law Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung are proud …
African Perspectives on the ICC: Fatou Bensouda IV
Election of the ICC Prosecutor and judges What are the lessons learnt that you would like to share with the next Prosecutor? Watch all the interviews at https://africanperspectives.wayamo.com The Wayamo Foundation and the Rule of Law Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung are proud to present ‘’Precarity or Prosperity: African Perspectives on the Future of the International …
African Perspectives on the ICC: Max du Plessis III
Election of the ICC Prosecutor and judges What qualities would you want to see in the next ICC Prosecutor? Watch all the interviews at https://africanperspectives.wayamo.com The Wayamo Foundation and the Rule of Law Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung are proud to present ‘’Precarity or Prosperity: African Perspectives on the Future of the International Criminal Court’’, a …
African Perspectives on the ICC: Fatou Bensouda II
Independent Expert Review of the ICC As the Prosecutor of the ICC, you have witnessed a growing call from the international criminal law community for reform. What have you done to address these concerns? Watch all the interviews at https://africanperspectives.wayamo.com The Wayamo Foundation and the Rule of Law Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung are proud to …
African Perspectives on the ICC: Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh III
African states, the AU and the ICC How can South Africa, the AU and the ICC work together more effectively in order to satisfy their mutual interests? Watch all the interviews at https://africanperspectives.wayamo.com The Wayamo Foundation and the Rule of Law Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung are proud to present ‘’Precarity or Prosperity: African Perspectives on …
