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| Abbreviation | Nuremberg Academy |
|---|---|
| Established | 2014 |
| Founder | Federal Republic of Germany, Free State of Bavaria, City of Nuremberg |
| Type | Charitable legal foundation of civil law |
| Location |
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Director | Christoph Safferling |
Deputy Director | Viviane Dittrich |
| Website | www.nurembergacademy.org |
International Nuremberg Principles Academy
[edit]The International Nuremberg Principles Academy is a charitable legal foundation of civil law dedicated to the advancement of international criminal law and related human rights. It was founded in 2014 by the Federal Republic of Germany, the Free State of Bavaria and the City of Nuremberg and is situated in Nuremberg, Germany.[1]
Mission
[edit]The International Nuremberg Principles Academy aims to safeguard peace through the means of the law and preserve the legacy of the Nuremberg trials and the resulting Nuremberg principles.[2] It supports the fight against impunity for universally recognised international core crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression.[3]
Topics
[edit]The activities of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy cover international criminal law and related human rights.[4] The Academy refers, also by name, to the Nuremberg Principles, which emerged from the Nuremberg Trials and are considered the cornerstone of modern international criminal law.[5]
Fields of Activities
[edit]Capacity Building
[edit]The International Nuremberg Principles Academy cooperates worldwide with international, national and regional partner organisations[6] to provide practitioners and institutions with specialised knowledge and skills in international criminal law to enable them to prosecute core international crimes.[7] Annual programmes include the Nuremberg Summer Academy for young professionals[8] on international criminal law and the Nuremberg Moot Court[9], a court competition for law students from all over the world[10], held together with Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg and its International Criminal Law Research Unit.[11]
Interdisciplinary and Applied Research
[edit]The International Nuremberg Principles Academy conducts multidisciplinary and applied research focusing on topics of international criminal law. Its research projects aim to contribute to the improvement of practices and international, hybrid and national jurisprudence. Topics of research projects include amongst others electronic evidence, the length of the proceedings at the International Criminal Court, private investigations in international criminal justice and hate speech in the context of international criminal law.[12]
Events
[edit]The Nuremberg Academy it organises international meetings, seminars, panel discussions and conferences, such as the annual Nuremberg Forum[13], serving “as an international forum for current issues in international criminal law for people involved in the theory and practice of this field, as well as for diplomats, multipliers and civil society”[2].
Publications – Nuremberg Academy Series
[edit]The Nuremberg Academy Series covers practice-relevant and current topics in international criminal law, including works with an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary approach. The series addresses existing and pressing legal issues and is dedicated to the challenges of combating impunity for crimes under international criminal law in the 21st century.[14]
- Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Deterrent Effect of International Criminal Tribunals (2017) edited by Jennifer Schense and Linda Carter
- Islam and International Criminal Law and Justice (2018) edited by Tallyn Gray
- The Tokyo Tribunal: Perspectives on Law, History and Memory (2020) edited by Viviane E. Dittrich, Kerstin von Lingen, Philipp Osten and Jolana Makraiová
- Integrity in International Justice (2020) edited by Morten Bergsmo and Viviane E. Dittrich
- The Past, Present, and Future of the International Criminal Court (2021) edited by Alexander Heinze and Viviane E. Dittrich
Advisory Council
[edit]The Academy is supported by a panel of internationally renowned experts.[15]
Navanethem Pillay (President)
Serge Brammertz (Vice President)
Thomas Buergenthal (Honorary President)
Karl Huber
Betty Kaari Murungi
Stefanie Schmahl
David Tolbert
External links
[edit]International Nuremberg Principles Academy
References
[edit]- ^ "History". International Nuremberg Principles Academy. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ a b Auswärtiges Amt. "Signing of the founding documents of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy". German Federal Foreign Office. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "International Nuremberg Principles Academy". International Nuremberg Principles Academy. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ Auswärtiges Amt. "Signing of the founding documents of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy". German Federal Foreign Office. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ Weller, Karina (30 September 2016). "What are the Nuremberg Trials, and why do they still matter today? | Coalition for the International Criminal Court". www.coalitionfortheicc.org. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ Salem, Amr (2022-11-30). "Iraqi judges receive training in Nuremberg Academy". Iraqi News. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "International Nuremberg Principles Academy - Human Rights Office of the City of Nuremberg". www.nuernberg.de. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "Nuremberg Summer Academy for Young Professionals - Summer Schools in Europe". www.summerschoolsineurope.eu. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "Home: Nuremberg Moot Court". www.nuremberg-moot.de. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "CUK team qualifies for Nuremberg Moot Court finals". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "Cooperation agreement between the Friedrich-Alexander-University and the International Nuremberg Principles Academy". Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ International Nuremberg Principles Academy, ed. (2022). "Annual Report 2020-2021" (PDF): 29.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Home". Nuremberg Forum. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "Books – Nuremberg Academy Series". International Nuremberg Principles Academy. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "Advisory Council". International Nuremberg Principles Academy. Retrieved 2023-02-24.