On 29 September 2025, a group of international human rights defenders visited the Nuremberg Academy. The visit was part of a programme offered by the Elisabeth- Selbert-Initiative to at-risk human rights defenders currently enrolled in a protection programme in Germany. The Elisabeth-Selbert-Initiative was founded in 2020 by the German Federal Foreign Office and is managed by the Institut für…
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25 September 2025, by Dr Emma Brandon and Dr Pablo Gavira Díaz
On 9 September 2025, the confirmation hearing in the case The Prosecutor v. Joseph Kony opened before Pre-Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC or the Court), in the absence of the suspect. This is the first time that the ICC has conducted a confirmation of charges hearing without the suspect present. The…
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From 24 - 25 September 2025, the Nuremberg Academy in cooperation with the Office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina organised a conference in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina entitled “Criminalising Genocide Denial: Law, Accountability and Prevention”. The conference was further supported by the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation e.V. (IRZ) and TRIAL…
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As part of Nuremberg’s network of institutions dedicated to human rights and international criminal law, we contributed to this year’s International Nuremberg Human Rights Award. In 2025, the award went to the Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation initiative Parents Circle – Families Forum (PCFF), which since 1995 has brought together families from both sides who have lost loved ones in the ongoing…
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On 20 September 2025, the Nuremberg Academy took part in the latest edition of the Stadt(ver)führungen (“city guided tours”), held from 19 to 21 September in Nuremberg and Fürth. Project Officer Astrid Walter chaired a panel discussion in the historic Courtroom 600 of the Nuremberg Palace of Justice, joined by Professor Dr Julia Geneuss (University of Potsdam) and Project Officer Dr Pablo Gavira…
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The Academy, in cooperation with the Initiative of Bavarian Criminal Defense Attorneys and other partners, hosted the first day of the 2025 Dreiländerforum Strafverteidigung (Tri-Nation Criminal Defense Forum) on 19 September 2025. The event took place in Courtroom 600 and was officially opened with speeches by
Professor Dr Jan Bockemühl, Specialist Lawyer for Criminal Law,Dr Thomas Dickert,…
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The Nuremberg Academy´s tailored and needs-based capacity strengthening programmes empower individuals and institutions confronting core international crimes and are conducted worldwide.
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From 8–12 September 2025, the Nuremberg Academy hosted the “Investigative Interview Skills Course” in cooperation with the Institute for International Criminal Investigations.
This intensive and interactive programme combined theoretical sessions with practical role-play exercises designed to strengthen participants’ interviewing skills in challenging contexts. Drawing on the PEACE model and…
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