Marie Curie Research Course 2008-2009
Marie Curie Research Course 2008-2009 The Diversification and Fragmentation of International Criminal Law in a Global Society
20 October - 31 October 2008 and a follow-up week in March 2009
The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies organises the third Marie Curie Research Course on International Criminal Law from 20 to 31 October 2008, with a follow-up week in March 2009. The Research Course is coordinated by two Associate Professors (Dr. Larissa van den Herik and Dr. Carsten Stahn). Highly respected academics and practitioners will provide lectures, training and tutoring and enhance researchers to discuss current topics of International Criminal Law. The Research Course is designed for top researchers with excellent achievements in their international law studies and/or research, and is limited to 12 participants. The main purpose of the Research Course The aim of the Research Course is to enable each researcher to write an article of publishable quality on a topic related to International Criminal Law. The contributions of the Research Course shall be published in an edited volume (T.M.C. Asser Press) which will include articles by established scholars and new voices in international criminal law. The overall theme of the third Marie Curie Research Course (2008-2009) is the Diversification and Fragmentation of International Criminal Law in a Global Society. The research produced within the framework of the course shall contribute to the collective volume. This publication will complement the first volume of the Marie Curie project (Future Perspectives on International Criminal Justice, T.M.C. Asser Press) which includes contributions by participants of the previous Marie Curie Research Courses.
The topic and paper of each participant will be discussed during the first two weeks of the programme in October 2008. Between October 2008 and March 2009, the discussion will continue through email exchanges and internet learning (Blackboard). Suggested themes The suggested research topics are all related to the overall theme of the 2008-2009 Research Course, i.e. the diversification and fragmentation of international criminal law. This theme is understood in a broad sense. It covers legal and institutional aspects of the regulation, application and interpretation of international criminal law by different entities and layers of jurisdiction, as well as their impact on unity.
Speakers From 20-31 October, guest lectures were held by Prof. William Burke-White (University of Pennsylvania), Rod Rastan (ICC), Marieke Wierda (International Centre for Transitional Justice), Prof. William Schabas (Irish Centre for Human Rights, Galway University), Prof. Morten Bergsmo (International Peace Research Institute), Valsamis Mitsilegas (University of London), Prof. Frédéric Mégret (McGill University), Thomas Skouteris (American University in Cairo), and Mark Osiel (T.M.C. Asser Institute).
In addition, the introductory conference ''Fragmentation and Diversification of International Criminal Law'' was held during the Marie Curie Research Course on 23 October. Guest speakers were Judge F. Lattanzi (ICTY), Gilbert Bitti (ICC), Elies van Sliedregt (VU University Amsterdam), William Burke-White (University of Pennsylvania), Susan Kemp (International Centre for Transitional Justice), Phakiso Machochoko (ICC) and Christopher Hall (Amnesty International).
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