From 9 to 11 April 2025, Professor Dr Christoph Safferling, Director of the Nuremberg Academy, visited Seoul to attend a review conference on the ICC’s Rome Statute. His trip began with visits to the Diplomatic Academy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the War Memorial of Korea. The latter proved particularly insightful, offering a poignant reflection on the human cost of war and the lasting…
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Professor Dr Christoph Safferling, Director of the Nuremberg Academy, delivered the opening lecture at an internal event hosted by the German Federal Ministry of Justice in Berlin on 8 April 2025. Addressed to the Ministry’s staff, his lecture offered a historical exploration of the Ministry itself and initiated a broader discussion on the professional ethics of legal practitioners.
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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.
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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.
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At its 21st session on 2 and 3 April 2025, the Advisory Council of the Nuremberg Academy met for the first time under the leadership of its new President, Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi. The former President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC succeeds Navi Pillay, who was no longer available to serve as President but will…
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Professor Leila N. Sadat, a renowned expert on international criminal law and a leading authority of crimes against humanity, delivered the fourth Nuremberg Academy Lecture on 1 April 2025. The lecture titled “The Long Arc of Justice: Forging a Convention for Crimes Against Humanity” was held at the historic Courtroom 600 of the Nuremberg Palace of Justice. Katja Keul, Minister of State at the…
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On 30 March 2025, a group of German and US practitioners and academics from academia, museums, memorials and civil society visited the Nuremberg Academy. Their visit was part of the “Building a Critical Memory: Transitioning from Denial to Collective Responsibility in Germany and the United States” project that brings together US and German participants in the field of remembrance culture to…
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Professor Leila N. Sadat is the Head of the Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, a project responsible for drafting the world’s first treaty on crimes against humanity. From 2012-2023, she served as Special Adviser on Crimes Against Humanity to the International Criminal Court Prosecutor. Professor Sadat is also the James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law of the Whitney R. Harris World…
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Judge Ivana Hrdličková is a seasoned legal professional with over 25 years of experience in judicial leadership, international law and diplomacy. She served as the President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, where she oversaw the Tribunal’s judicial and administrative operations, including its landmark case—the first terrorism case tried by an internationalised tribunal.
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Professor Dr Piotr Hofmański received his doctoral promotion at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in 1981. He was then associated with the University of Silesia in Katowice, where he obtained his habilitation, and the University of Białystok. Since 2002, he has been a full professor of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, where he currently heads the Kraków Center for International…
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