Upcoming Events
Nuremberg Forum 2017 20.10. – 21.10.2017
In June 2007, high-ranking UN mediators, practitioners in the fields of transitional justice, criminal law and development, as well as civil society representatives from all parts of the world met in Nuremberg at a ground-breaking conference (“Building Peace and Justice”), organized by the...
Power in International Criminal Justice: Towards a Sociology of International Justice 28.10. – 29.10.2017
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy co-organizes an international expert seminar on the ‘Power in International Criminal Justice: Towards a Sociology of International Justice’ in Florence on 28-29 October 2017, in co-operation with the Centre for International Law Research and Policy...Past Events
Philosophical Foundations of International Criminal Law 25.08. – 26.08.2017
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy – in co-operation with the Centre for International Law Research and Policy (CILRAP) and nine other distinguished partners from India, China, Japan and Europe – is pleased to inform you of the international expert seminar "Philosophical Foundations of...
International Criminal Law Summer Academy for Young Professionals 07.08. – 18.08.2017
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy hosted young scholars at the beginning of their careers from countries currently experiencing or likely to experience challenges in the field of accountability for international crimes. The young academics joined other participants - young prosecutors,...
Nuremberg Moot Court 2017 26.07. – 29.07.2017
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy and the Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg presented the annual Nuremberg Moot Court, which took place on 26-29 July 2017. The Nuremberg Moot Court invited participants from across the globe to argue a fictitious international criminal...
Gender and Transitional Justice in East Africa: Exchanging Experiences and Expertise 06.07. – 07.07.2017
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy is partner of a Conference on Gender and Transitional Justice in East Africa organized by Strathmore Institute for Advanced Studies in International Criminal Justice (SIASIC) on the occasion of the opening of its specialized Centre for Gender and...
Strengthening Justice and Accountability in Nigeria 28.06. – 30.06.2017
The Nuremberg Academy, Wayamo Foundation and Africa Group for Justice and Accountability were holding capacity-building workshops on strengthening justice and accountability in Nigeria. Previous workshops in December 2016 and March 2017 have aimed at helping Nigerian prosecutors address the most...
1st Elisabeth Käsemann Symposium Nuremberg 19.06.2017
On 19 June 2017, the International Nuremberg Academy hosted the 1st Elisabeth Käsemann Symposium Nuremberg which took place in the historic Courtroom 600 of the Nuremberg Palace of Justice.The subject of the symposium was the "International Criminal Prosecution of Governmental Crimes in Germany and...
Quality Control in Preliminary Examinations 13.06. – 14.06.2017
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy, in co-operation with the Centre for International Law Research and Policy (CILRAP) and other partners, co-organized an international expert seminar ‘Quality Control in Preliminary Examination’ in the Peace Palace in The Hague on 13-14 June 2017. The...
The Legacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the Nuremberg Principles 05.05. – 06.05.2017
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy held on 05-06 May 2017 a seminar on the 'Legacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the Nuremberg Principles'. The Nuremberg trials, including its subsequent trials ended in 1949 and the International Criminal Tribunal...
The Birth of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor: Historicity, Model, Deterrence? 29.04.2017
On 29 April 2017 between 13:00 and 16:00, the Nuremberg Academy hosted the event ‘The Birth of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor: Historicity, Model, Deterrence?’. Four new books were launched, hard-cover copies of which were available for registered participants. The new books are: Historical...
The Annual Nuremberg Forum 2016 - The Nuremberg Principles 70 Years Later 04.11. – 05.11.2016
This year, the Nuremberg Academy´s Second Annual Forum commemorates the adoption of the seven Nuremberg Principles by the United Nations General Assembly by resolution 95 (I) on 11 December 1946 on the initiative of the United States delegation. The seven principles, which were teased out of the...
Workshop on Islam and International Criminal Justice 13.10. – 14.10.2016
Partly in response to a growing focus on crimes committed in multiple conflicts in the Islamic world, and the debate on the politics of international justice that entangles multiple themes, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy convened a conference of experts (Islamologists and...
70th Anniversary of the Verdicts of the International Military Tribunal 01.10.2016
At the Occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the verdicts of the International Military Tribunal (IMT) the International Nuremberg Principles Academy organized a lecture on 'Transitional Justice - Post-War Legacies'. The IMT verdicts marked the beginning of International Criminal Law as it is known...
Workshop on improving cooperation in the prosecution of conflict-related sexual violence 12.09. – 13.09.2016
On 12-13 September 2016, the Nuremberg Academy brought together representatives of judicial mechanisms and civil society organizations at the national and international level, to discuss the modalities of cooperation during prosecution of conflict-related sexual violence. The two-day workshop...
Summer Academy on Dealing with the Past through Education 15.08. – 20.08.2016
From 15-20 August 2016, the Nuremberg Academy held a Summer Academy with a focus on Education with the title “Education in the Aftermath of Conflict: Learning from the past?” The week-long Summer Academy explored the role of education in the aftermath of conflict. Building a dialogue among...
International Criminal Law Summer Academy for Junior Professionals 01.08. – 12.08.2016
As part of its goal to promote international criminal law and human rights through furthering knowledge and building capacities at the national level to investigate and prosecute international crimes, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy, from 1-12 August 2016, hosted a successful ICL...
Nuremberg Moot Court 2016 28.07. – 30.07.2016
The Nuremberg Moot Court 2016 took place from July 28th until July 30th 2016. The competition aimed to encourage university students to become familiar with International Criminal Law by arguing a fictitious case in front of the "International Criminal Court". At the same time, it promoted the...
Publication Launch 'Transitional Justice in Germany after 1945 and after 1990' 25.04.2016
On 25 April, the Nuremberg Academy launched its publication: 'Transitional Justice in Germany after 1945 and after 1990' in the historic Courtroom 600 of the Nuremberg Palace of Justice. The study was written by the German historian Sanya Romeike on behalf of the Academy. Dr. Anna Kaminsky,...
A Song of Good and Evil 21.11.2015
On 21 November 2015 the special performance of “A Song of Good and Evil”, a piece by human rights lawyer Philippe Sands, addressed with emotional depth the remarkable fusion of the fates of three of those involved in the Nuremberg Trials – the two jurists Hersch Lauterpacht and Raphael Lemkin, and...
Nuremberg Forum 2015 20.11. – 21.11.2015
„The Nuremberg Principles 70 Years Later: Contemporary Challenges" was the topic of the two-day conference that took place on 20 and 21 November in Nuremberg, marking the anniversary of the opening of the trial against Nazi leaders before the International Military Tribunal...
Nuremberg Summer Academy 2015 03.08. – 15.08.2015
The Nuremberg Summer Academy was held in Nuremberg, Germany, from 3–15 August, 2015. 24 students chosen from countries facing challenges of how to deal with current and past atrocities participated in the course. The participants came from DRC, Georgia, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Rwanda, Serbia,...
Successful Nuremberg Moot Court 2015 31.07. – 01.08.2015
From 31 July - 1 August, 2015, the Nuremberg Moot Court was conducted by the International Nuremberg Principles Academy in collaboration with Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg in the historic Courtroom 600 in the Nuremberg Palace of Justice, the venue of the “Nuremberg Trials.” The...
The Nuremberg Academy hosts ICC Judges’ retreat 19.06. – 20.06.2015
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy hosted the judges of the International Criminal Court during their retreat held in Nuremberg on Friday, 19 June and Saturday, 20 June, 2015. The newly elected president of the ICC, Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi and her two vice-presidents, Judge...
International Opening Event: “Accountability and the Nuremberg Principles – 70 years after the Nuremberg Trials” 06.06. – 07.06.2015
The International Opening Celebrations for the International Nuremberg Principles Academy were held on 6 and 7 June, 2015. The Nuremberg Trials and the Nuremberg Principles are considered milestones in modern international criminal law. The International Nuremberg Principles Academy is intended to...
“Nuremberg – Bringing Crimes against Humanity to Justice in 1945“ Thomas Darnstädt presented his new book at the Nuremberg Memorial 13.05.2015
On 13 May, 2015, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy and the Memorium Nuremberg Trials invited the public to a reading by jurist and author Thomas Darnstädt at the Jury Courtroom. After some introductory remarks from Academy Founding Director Bernd Borchardt and the Memorial’s Curator,...
The Nuremberg Academy’s Establishment as a Foundation – Celebratory Signing of Founding Documents 22.11.2014
Dr. Martin Ney, Foreign Office Advisor to the Federal Government on International Law, Bavarian Minister of Justice Dr. Winfried Bausback, Bavarian Minister of Finance Markus Söder and Nuremberg Mayor Dr. Ulrich Maly signed the founding documents of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy...
Seminar with Judges from the Khmer Rouge Tribunals 08.09. – 13.09.2013
In September 2013 the International Nuremberg Principles Academy organized a one-week seminar for the Cambodian Judges of the trial chambers of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) with renowned German lecturers. The Khmer Rouge Tribunal is an ad-hoc tribunal supported by...
Through the Lens of Nuremberg -The International Criminal Court at its Tenth Anniversary 04.10. – 05.10.2012
To mark the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the conference titled "Through the Lens of Nuremberg – The International Criminal Court at Its Tenth Anniversary" was held in October 2012. Speakers included ICC President Sang-Hyun Song; the Chief...
Workshop with Journalists 02.10. – 07.10.2012
At a one-week media workshop in October 2012, journalists from State Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC received on-the-job training from specialized media coaches. "To sharpen awareness on issues of international justice, we need well informed and professionally trained local journalists who...
Thomas Buergenthal Talks with Daniel Kehlmann in Courtroom 600 18.08.2012
Thomas Buergenthal, best-selling author, Auschwitz survivor and later Judge at the International Court of Justice, was invited by the Nuremberg Academy to be interviewed by author Daniel Kehlmann in Courtroom 600 about his book “A Lucky Child” and how he experienced the Holocaust as a boy.