Upcoming Events
Nuremberg Forum 2020 - CANCELED 16.10. – 17.10.2020
The Nuremberg Forum 2020 has been canceled due to COVID-19. For more information, please click here. The International Nuremberg Principles Academy is pleased to announce and invite you to the Nuremberg Forum 2020, its major annual conference held at Courtroom 600 in the Nuremberg Palace of...
Save the Date: Nuremberg Forum 2021 “The Fight against Impunity since 1950: Living up to the Nuremberg Principles?” 15.10. – 16.10.2021
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy planned to dedicate its Nuremberg Forum 2020 to the subject of “The Fight against Impunity since 1950: Living up to the Nuremberg Principles?”. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related security measures, the conference had to be canceled for October...Past Events
Nuremberg Moot Court 2020 - Oral Rounds CANCELED 29.07. – 01.08.2020
The Oral Rounds of the Nuremberg Moot Court 2020 have been canceled due to COVID-19. For more information, click here. The International Nuremberg Principles Academy together with the International Criminal Law Research Unit at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg is organizing the...
Nuremberg Summer Academy for Young Professionals 2020 (Anglophone) - CANCELED 06.07. – 17.07.2020
The Nuremberg Summer Academy for Young Professionals 2020 has been canceled due to COVID-19. For more information, please click here. Each year, the Nuremberg Summer Academy, a two-week intensive summer course, provides young professionals with an invaluable opportunity and stimulating learning...
International Conference “Prohibition, Prosecution, and Prevention of Enforced Disappearances” - POSTPONED 15.05. – 16.05.2020
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy, together with the co-organizer of the conference, the Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, has decided to postpone the conference until next year.
International and Transnational Criminal Law Seminar in Arusha 17.02. – 21.02.2020
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy, the Asser Institute, the Antonio Cassese Initiative, and the African Institute of International Law jointly organized a one-week seminar on the prosecution and adjudication of international and transnational crimes in Arusha, Tanzania, from 17 to 21...
Film Screening “Peace Through Justice” and Panel Discussion in Jena 16.01.2020
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy and Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena presented the documentary "Peace through Justice – The Legacy Of Thomas Buergenthal", followed by a panel discussion in Jena, Germany, on 16 January 2020. The documentary features the life and legacy of Judge...
Nuremberg Forum 2019 - The Nuremberg Principles beyond the International Criminal Court: A Common Ground for Accountability 18.10. – 19.10.2019
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy organized its Nuremberg Forum 2019, the major annual conference held at the historic Courtroom 600 of the Nuremberg Palace of Justice, in Nuremberg, Germany on 18 and 19 October 2019. This conference provided a comprehensive overview of the current...
Schreibtischtäter - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 26.09.2019
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy organized a panel discussion and dialogue that explored the history and current understanding of Schreibtischtäter (Desk Perpetrators) and their international crimes. The event was held in cooperation with the Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally...
Film Screening “Peace Through Justice” and Panel Discussion “International Human Rights – Vision or Reality?” in Berlin 24.09.2019
In cooperation with the Bavarian Representation in Berlin, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy presented the documentary "Peace through Justice - The Legacy Of Thomas Buergenthal", followed by a panel discussion on "International Human Rights - Vision or Reality?" in Berlin, Germany, on...
Public Lecture and Discussion - One Hundred Years of Turpitude: A Century of War Crimes Trials 09.09.2019
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy hosted an illustrated public lecture by Professor Gerry Simpson titled “One Hundred Years of Turpitude: A Century of War Crimes Trials”, on Monday 9 September 2019. The lecture took place at the historic Courtroom 600 of the Nuremberg Palace of Justice...
Nuremberg Summer Academy for Young Professionals 2019 (Anglophone) 05.08. – 16.08.2019
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy held the fifth edition of its Nuremberg Summer Academy for Young Professionals, which took place in Nuremberg, Germany, from 5 to 16 August 2019. The participants included young lawyers, prosecutors, judges and academics, from different conflict and...
Académie d'été de Nuremberg pour jeunes professionnels – Edition 2019 (francophone) 05.08. – 16.08.2019
L’Académie internationale des principes de Nuremberg a tenu la première édition de son Académie d'été pour jeunes professionnels en français, à Nuremberg, en Allemagne, du 5 au 16 août 2019. Parmi les participants figuraient de jeunes avocats, procureurs, juges et universitaires, de différents pays...
Nuremberg Moot Court 2019 24.07. – 27.07.2019
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy together with the International Criminal Law Research Unit at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg organized the annual Nuremberg Moot Court in Nuremberg, Germany, from 24 to 27 Juy 2019. The Nuremberg Moot Court invites participants from...
Panel Discussion “Syria - Impunity for War Crimes? How the Nuremberg Principles can be enforced in the Syrian Conflict” 17.07.2019
The Nuremberg Academy and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg co-organized a panel discussion on the occasion of the signing of the cooperation agreement between these two institutions. The event took place at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg in Erlangen. For years, a...
Film Screening and Panel Discussion “Peace Through Justice” in Washington D.C. 26.06.2019
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum showed the documentary “Peace Through Justice – The Legacy Of Thomas Buergenthal” on Judge Thomas Buergenthal’s life and legacy, followed by a panel discussion, at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, in Washington...
Advanced Seminar on Investigation and Prosecution of International Crimes 06.05. – 10.05.2019
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy partnered with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (the Mechanism) and the Prosecutor General's Office at the Abidjan Court of Appeal to jointly organize an advanced seminar on the topic of...
International Conference "Paving the Path of Human Rights: Synergies between International Criminal Law and UN Agenda 2030” 03.05. – 04.05.2019
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy organized a two-day international conference in Nuremberg, Germany, on 3-4 May 2019 dedicated to the advancement of the synergies between international criminal law (ICL) and the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development (UN Agenda 2030)....
International and Transnational Criminal Law Seminar in The Hague 18.03. – 22.03.2019
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy partnered with the Asser Institute and the Antonio Cassese Initiative to co-organize a seminar on international and transnational criminal law (ICL and TCL). The seminar took place in The Hague, The Netherlands, from 18 to 22 March 2019. This...
Film Screening "Peace Through Justice" in The Hague 10.12.2018
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy has screened the documentary International Nuremberg Principles AcademyPeace Through JusticeThe Legacy Of Thomas Buergenthal at the Omniversum in The Hague, The Netherlands, on 10 December 2018. The documentary by Ilona Kalmbach and Sabine Jainski...
International Expert Conference "Integrity in International Justice" 01.12. – 02.12.2018
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy, in co-operation with the Centre for International Law Research and Policy (CILRAP), co-organized an international expert conference on ”Integrity in International Justice” in the Peace Palace in The Hague, the Netherlands, on 1-2 December 2018. The...
“Strengthening Justice and Accountability in Nigeria” and “Train-the-Trainer program” 01.11. – 03.11.2018
From 1 to 3 November 2018, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy and the Wayamo Foundation organized two events in Lagos, Nigeria. Both institutions have previously conducted capacity building programs for Nigerian civil and military investigators and prosecutors since December 2016. The...
Film Premiere of the Documentary on Judge Thomas Buergenthal 21.10.2018
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy presented the premiere of the documentary International Nuremberg Principles AcademyPeace Through JusticeThe Legacy Of Thomas Buergenthal that took place in Courtroom 600 at the Nuremberg Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany on 21 October 2018. ...
Nuremberg Forum 2018 - 20th Anniversary of the Rome Statute: Law, Justice and Politics 19.10. – 20.10.2018
On 19 and 20 October 2018, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy organized the Nuremberg Forum 2018 at the historic Courtroom 600 in Nuremberg and it dedicated its major annual conference to marking the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute.The Nuremberg Forum 2018 paid tribute to the 20th...
Nuremberg Summer Academy for Young Professionals 2018 06.08. – 17.08.2018
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy conducted the 2018 edition of the Nuremberg Summer Academy for Young Professionals, which took place in Nuremberg, Germany, from 6 to 17 August 2018. The 24 participants included young prosecutors, judges, magistrates and academics, from 19 different...
East African Prosecutors Training 30.07. – 03.08.2018
Advanced Training on the Prosecution of International Crimes The International Nuremberg Principles Academy, the Office of the Prosecutor of the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Strathmore Institute for Advanced Studies...
3rd Annual Conference at Strathmore University 26.07. – 27.07.2018
Appraising Capacity of Institutional Responses to Commission of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Cyberspace The International Nuremberg Principles Academy, in partnership with Strathmore Institute for Advanced Studies in International Criminal Justice (SIASIC), under the auspices of Strathmore...
Nuremberg Moot Court 2018 25.07. – 28.07.2018
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy and the Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg organized the annual Nuremberg Moot Court which took place in Nuremberg, Germany, from 25 to 28 July 2018. The Nuremberg Moot Court offers university students from all over the world a unique...
Book Presentation and Discussion - From Streicher to Šešelj: The Origins and Outlook of Atrocity Speech Law 07.06.2018
On 7 June 2018, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy hosted a book presentation and discussion by Professor Gregory S. Gordon of his new book Atrocity Speech Law: Foundation, Fragmentation, Fruition (Oxford University Press 2017), which was held in the historic Courtroom 600 at the...
Atrocity Crimes Litigation Bi-Annual Review Symposium 25.05.2018
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy and the Center for International Human Rights of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law co-organized the Atrocity Crimes Litigation Bi-Annual Review Symposium in Nuremberg on 25 May 2018. This one-day high-level conference brought together...
Training "Strengthening Justice and Accountability in Nigeria" 21.05. – 23.05.2018
From 21 to 23 May 2018, the Wayamo Foundation and the International Nuremberg Principles Academy held a capacity building workshop for Nigerian military and civil investigators and prosecutors in Abuja, Nigeria. To date, the Wayamo Foundation and the International Nuremberg Principles Academy have...
International Conference "70 Years Later: The International Military Tribunal for the Far East" 17.05. – 19.05.2018
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy organized an international conference dedicated to marking the 70th anniversary of the delivery of the judgment of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE). The event took place in the historic Courtroom 600 in the Nuremberg Palace...
International and Transnational Criminal Law Training in The Hague 05.02. – 09.02.2018
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy partnered with the Asser Institute and the Antonio Cassese Initiative for a training course on international and transnational criminal law (ICL and TCL) in The Hague from 5 to 9 February 2018. The high-level training, entitled "Strengthening...
Side Event at the 16th Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute 07.12.2017
On the occasion of the 16th Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, which took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, from 4 to 14 December 2017, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy organized a side event on the topic "From Nuremberg to The Hague and Beyond:...
EJTN-GNS Joint Training on the Impact of Refugees in Europe on the Investigation and Prosecution of Core International Crimes 22.11. – 24.11.2017
From 22 to 24 November, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy hosted the “Joint Training on the Impact of Refugees in Europe on the Investigation and Prosecution of Core International Crimes”, organized by the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) and the Genocide Network Secretariat...
The Fifth International Meetings of the Defence 08.11. – 10.11.2017
From 8 to 10 November 2017, the Fifth International Meetings of the Defence took place in the historic Courtroom 600 of the Nuremberg Palace of Justice and brought together various actors involved in international criminal justice. The event was organized by the Defence Office of the Special...
Strengthening Justice and Accountability in Nigeria 02.11. – 04.11.2017
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy has partnered with the Wayamo Foundation to co-organize a fourth workshop, focusing on capacity-building for Nigerian military and civil prosecutors, taking place in Nigeria on 2-4 November 2017. This workshop comes as the fourth training session held...
Power in International Criminal Justice: Towards a Sociology of International Justice 28.10. – 29.10.2017
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy co-organized 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...
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...
Navi Pillay holds Lecture at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg 19.10.2017
On 19 October 2017, Dr. Navi Pillay, President of the Advisory Council of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, gave a lecture as part of the opening ceremony of the academic year 2017/18 for the Human Rights Master Program of...
Side Events at the International Nuremberg Human Rights Award 2017 26.09. – 29.09.2017
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy has co-organized three side events as part of the accompanying program of the International Nuremberg Human Rights Award 2017. This year's Award honors "Group Caesar", the code name of a former Syrian military photographer who brought over 50,000...
Philosophical Foundations of International Criminal Law 25.08. – 26.08.2017
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy partnered with the Centre for International Law Research and Policy (CILRAP) and nine other distinguished partners from India, China, Japan and Europe to co-organize the international expert seminar "Philosophical Foundations of International Criminal...
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 International Nuremberg Principles Academy together with the Wayamo Foundation and Africa Group for Justice and Accountability held capacity-building workshops on strengthening justice and accountability in Nigeria. Previous workshops in December 2016 and March 2017 have aimed at helping...
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, 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 Origins of International...
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, Director...
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.