Past Projects

The Nuremberg Academy Acceptance study was the first interdisciplinary research project of the Nuremberg Academy which aimed to develop comprehensive research tools for assessing the acceptance of international criminal justice in different situation countries.

The Academy developed an overview of German experiences with "Transitional Justice" after 1945 and after 1990.

The "Ethica" project focuses on developing common principles and guidelines of ethics for international criminal judges, addressing key issues of ethics in international criminal justice.

The Nuremberg Academy launched its Guiding Principles and Recommendations which seek to enhance the potential for effective cooperation between international and national justice mechanisms on the one hand, and civil society actors (CSAs) on the other in the prosecution of conflict-related sexual violence.

The International Nuremberg Principles Academy conducted an interdisciplinary research project on the acceptance of international criminal justice.

The Nuremberg Academy conducted a study on how international criminal case law has evolved with regard to the definition of sexual violence in conflicts.

The International Nuremberg Principles Academy convened a conference of experts to deliberate on the theoretical and practical concerns related to accountability for core international crimes in the Muslim world, including ISIS (Syria, Iraq), Libya, Syria.

In November 2018, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy facilitated a crucial expert meeting on the role of private investigations in international criminal justice, highlighting the need for structured guidelines for evidence collection. The Academy subsequently led the development of the Nuremberg Guidelines for Non-Public Investigative Bodies.

The Nuremberg Academy project aimed to address the challenges of exposing and curbing hate speech in societies that have been affected by crimes punishable under international criminal law and other gross human rights violations.

From 2016 to 2020, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy and the Grotius Centre examined how crisis countries can investigate and prosecute core international crimes under the Rome Statute. The project focused on complementarity and resulted in a published methodology to enhance accountability and promote justice.

The International Nuremberg Principles Academy finalized a project in 2017, which has been looking into the possible deterrent effect of international criminal tribunals.

The project "Refugees as potential witnesses of international crimes" focused on promoting deeper understanding of potential bridging and channeling of relevant information for the prosecution of core international crimes.