Research Seminar: "Judicial creativity at the international criminal tribunals"

14 - 14 November 2011

Starts at: 14:00h
Fee: Free
Venue: T.M.C. Asser Instituut
Organiser: T.M.C. Asser Instituut
Address: R.J. Schimmelpennincklaan 20-22
2517 JN The Hague
Netherlands
Email: conferencemanager@asser.nl

On 14 November 2011, the TMC Asser Instituut in The Hague will organize a Research Seminar in the framework of the Netherlands School of Human Rights Research. The chosen topic is 'Judicial Creativity at the International Criminal Tribunals', and will build on the research reflected in the book of the same title, edited by Shane Darcy and Joseph Powderly (Oxford University Press, 2011).

This theme is particularly relevant at this time given the fact that the much anticipated Global Legacy Conference of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia will commence on 15 November 2011. Powderly and Darcy's edited collection acts as a perfect backdrop to the discussions surrounding the contribution of the ad hoc Tribunals to the development of substantive and procedural international criminal law. It is beyond dispute that at this moment in history international criminal law finds itself at a crossroads. The ad hoc Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, the standard-bearers for the flourishing international criminal justice project for so many years are edging towards the completion of their mandates. The permanent International Criminal Court (ICC), on the other hand, is now fully operational with a burgeoning caseload and will likely eclipse if not replace other ad hoc international criminal justice efforts in the future. This reorientation requires an assessment of the contribution of the ad hoc Tribunals to the development of international criminal law thus far, the judicial role in that process, and the extent to which their approach has and may continue to influence the ICC. Taking stock of the achievements of the Tribunals at this juncture thus presents an opportunity for considering the present state of international criminal law as applied by international courts and tribunals. This Research Seminar will modestly explore the judicial creativity of the benches of the ad hoc Tribunals and will critique how their practice and jurisprudence has contributed to the development of international criminal law in a number of discrete areas.

The Research Seminar is open for all junior and senior researchers in the Research School, as well as for others interested in the topic (space permitting).

Please register with: conferencemanager@asser.nl with reference to “Research Seminar 14 November”

For the program please see below. Please note that this program might be subject to minor change.

T.M.C. ASSER INSTITUUT, THE HAGUE *
14 NOVEMBER 2011

NETHERLANDS SCHOOL OF HUMAN RIGHTS RESEARCH

“JUDICIAL CREATIVITY at the INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS”

14:00 - 14:30 Registration and coffee

14:30 - 14:35 Welcome by Olivier Ribbelink (T.M.C. Asser Instituut)

14:35 - 15:50 Panel 1

Judicial Creativity at the International Criminal Tribunals: Concept, Contours and Contribution

Chair: Christophe Paulussen (T.M.C. Asser Instituut)

Panelists:

Shane Darcy (Irish Centre for Human Rights)