Videos on ICL

The lecture provided an overview of the principle of ne bis in idem in international criminal law and delved into the details of ne bis in idem rules in the law and practice of the International Criminal Court (ICC). It discussed a number of highly topical issues, among which the application of ne bis in idem to crimes subject to universal jurisdiction as well as the function of ne bis in idem in the relations between the ICC and other domestic and international criminal courts and tribunals.

On Thursday, 11 July 2024, Dustin A. Lewis (HLS PILAC) delivered this joint DILEMA-HILAC lecture, both online and at the Asser Institute in the Hague.

A growing number of States are reportedly preparing to use, or have already employed, in armed conflicts various techniques and methods derived from the science of artificial intelligence and associated fields. The range of applications spans diverse activities, functions, and authorities, including in such areas as the conduct of hostilities, detention, humanitarian services, and legal advice. These developments might amplify or transform existing concerns — and potentially raise new ones — regarding linkages concerning decision-making and judgment in war, accountability, and the legal regulation of armed conflict. Against that backdrop, this lecture sought to frame, identify, and evaluate certain key settled and open legal questions regarding natural and artificial intelligence in armed conflict.

The lecture was followed by a Q&A session moderated by Taylor Kate Woodcock (DILEMA Project / Asser Institute).

The UN General Assembly Resolution on the “Furtherance of remedy and reparation for aggression against Ukraine”, adopted on 14 November 2022, recognised that the Russian Federation must be held to account for its violations of international law in Ukraine, including by way of payment of reparation. In response, the Register of Damage for Ukraine was established on 17 May 2023 by the Council of Europe, 40 states, and the European Union. The Register (RD4U) serves as a record, in documentary form, of evidence and claims information on damage, loss or injury caused by the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine, is the first step towards a compensation mechanism, which may include a claims commission and a compensation fund. It opened for the submission of claims on 2 April 2024 with respect to residential property damage, with further categories to be opened in due course. To provide an informed perspective on this critical issue, this Supranational Criminal Law Lecture takes stock of the developments surrounding the Register of Damage at this critical stage and tackles pertinent questions regarding a comprehensive approach to addressing the harm suffered by victims.

Since 19 November 2023, the Houthis, a non-state armed group based in Yemen, have carried out over 30 attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The Red Sea, which connects the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal, is a vital trade route, with an estimated 12% of global trade passing through it each year. In response to the Houthis’ actions, a coalition of states, including the United States and United Kingdom, has carried out air and missile strikes against Houthi targets. This fast-developing situation raises numerous critical questions regarding regional and worldwide maritime security, as well as the relevance and application of international law. For example, are the Houthis’ attacks a novel threat for maritime security, or are there historical precedents? Furthermore, how should the Houthis’ actions, and the military responses, be assessed under international law? In addition, to what extent is the freedom of navigation, a fundamental principle of the international law of the sea, jeopardised by the Houthis’ actions?

In recent years, the United Nations has remarked on a worldwide surge in hate speech and incitement, considering them ‘a menace to democratic values, social stability and peace.’ In addition, hate speech and incitement are regularly recognised as early warning signs of the mass violation of human rights, and the perpetration of international crimes. This HILAC lecture, organised in collaboration with the University of Groningen and the IHCL Platform, critically discusses the opportunities and difficulties in identifying a holistic and integrated definition of hate speech and incitement in international law.

On 19 December 2023, the T.M.C. Asser Instituut organised this Supranational Criminal Law (SCL) Lecture, featuring Prof. Terry Gill, Prof. Helen Duffy and Yousuf Syed Khan J.D. LL.M.

On 21 September, the T.M.C. Asser Instituut organised this Supranational Criminal Law (SCL) Lecture, featuring H.E. Mr. Oleksandr Karasevych, Dr. Anton Korynevych, Prof. Larissa van den Herik, Prof. André Nollkaemper, Dr. Astrid Reisinger Coracini and Dr. Owiso Owiso. This specific SCL Lecture was co-organised by the IHCL Platform and the Embassy of Ukraine in The Hague and supported by The Hague Municipality.

On 14 December 2022, the T.M.C. Asser Instituut organised this Supranational Criminal Law (SCL) lecture, featuring Matthew Gillett, Rosario Salvatore Aitala, Larissa van den Herik, Daniëlla Dam-de Jong and Stavros Evdokimos Pantazopoulos. This specific SCL Lecture was co-organised by the IHCL Platform and the IUCN WCEL Environmental Security and Conflict Law Specialist Group.

On 19 May 2022, Leiden University organised this Supranational Criminal Law (SCL) lecture, featuring  Ms. Natalie von Wistinghausen, Dr. Priya Pillai and Dr. Thijs Bouwknegt. This specific SCL Lecture was organised within the framework of the 2022 International Bar Association International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition.

This specific lecture was co-organised by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the International Humanitarian and Criminal Law Platform.

The very first online (Zoom) Supranational Criminal Law Lecture.

This specific lecture was co-organised by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the International Humanitarian and Criminal Law Platform.

This SCL event celebrated the publication of the book The Global Prosecution of Core Crimes under International Law.

The SCL lecture series is organised by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, in cooperation with the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University and the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC).

This SCL lecture was organised by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, in cooperation with the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University and the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC).

This special 15th anniversary SCL lectures event was organised by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, in cooperation with the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University and the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC).

In this interview Benjamin Charlier, legal adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva, touches on the challenges of prosecuting war crimes. Mr Charlier was a trainer during the ICL-TCL training (March 2019), a training for prosecutors and judges from francophone African countries on issues concerning the prosecution of international and transnational crimes. The training course aims to strengthen domestic legal capacities to improve the overall delivery of the international justice system,

The training course is co-organised by the Asser Institute, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy and the Antonio Cassese Initiative.

The following interview was conducted with Jérŏme de Hemptinne from the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, during the ICL-TCL training on the prosecution of international and transnational crimes. Mr De Hemptinne raises issues concerning challenges of national magistrates when judging international war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The ICL-TCL training course is delivered in French and aims to strengthen the justice sector in francophone African countries facing challenges in the administration of justice. The training course is co-organised by the Asser Institute, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy and the Antonio Cassese Initiative.

The following interview was conducted with Bakayoko Ibourahema, advocate general at the Court of Appeal in Abidjan in Ivory Coast, and participant of the ICL-TCL training held at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut in The Hague in March 2019. Mr Ibourahema elaborates on the challenges national magistrates face when confronted with issues of International Criminal and Transnational Criminal Law, and the principle of complementarity.

The ICL-TCL training course aims to strengthen domestic legal capacities in francophone African countries facing challenges in the administration of justice. The training course is co-organised by the Asser Institute, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy and the Antonio Cassese Initiative. 

This lecture was organised by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, in cooperation with the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University and the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC). A PDF file of the slides and a report are available.

This lecture was organised by the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University, in cooperation with the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC).

This lecture was organised by the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University, in cooperation with the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC).

This lecture was organised in cooperation with the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University.

This lecture was organised in cooperation with Open Society Foundations.

This lecture was organised in cooperation with the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University. 

This lecture was organised in cooperation with the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University.

This lecture was organised in cooperation with the International Humanitarian and Criminal Law Platform.

This lecture was organised in partnership with the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University.

This lecture was organised in partnership with the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University, Fédération internationale des droits de l'homme and Impunity Watch.

This lecture was organised in partnership with the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University.

This lecture, and launch of the book The Armenian Genocide Legacy, was organised in cooperation with the International Humanitarian and Criminal Law Platform.

On Wednesday 16 December 2015, Sean D. Murphy gave a lecture in the context of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series, entitled: "Inside the International Law Commission: Towards a Convention on Crimes Against Humanity".

On Wednesday 9 December 2015, Prof. dr. Héctor Olasolo Alonso gave a lecture in the context of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series, entitled: " Lights and Shadows of the Proposed Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia".

On the occasion of the publication of the second edition of Prof. Dr. Helen Duffy’s book ''The War on Terror’ and the Framework of International Law' the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, in cooperation with the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague and the International Humanitarian and Criminal Law Platform, organised a high-level panel discussion, entitled: 'Accountability in the war on terror?'.

On Wednesday 9 September 2015, Deputy Prosecutor of the ICC James Stewart gave a lecture in the context of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series, entitled: "International criminal law – a personal note on its practice and current challenges". 

Unfortunately, the recording failed, but Mr. Stewart has been so kind to allow us to upload his speaking notes.

On 25 June 2015, Mr Tomas Hamilton explained during a brief interview with Ms Anna Benedetti, team member of the International Crimes Database project, ‘The Role of International Criminal Law in Regulating the Arms Trade’. Mr Hamilton has also written an ICD Brief on this topic, titled ‘Regulating the Arms Trade – The Potential of International Criminal Law’.

On Wednesday 29 April 2015, former ICC Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova gave a lecture in the context of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series, entitled: "Reflections on Nine Years on the ICC Bench".

On Tuesday 17 March 2015, Raji Sourani, Director of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, and Shawan Jabarin, Director of Al-Haq, gave a lecture in the context of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series, entitled: "Palestine and the International Criminal Court".

On Tuesday 3 March 2015, Kevin Jon Heller, Professor of Criminal Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London (SOAS), gave a lecture in the context of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series, entitled: "What is an International Crime?".

On Wednesday 21 January 2015, Mrs. Harriet Ssali Lule, Deputy Registrar of the International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High Court of Uganda, gave a lecture in the context of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series, entitled: “The International Crimes Division of Uganda, the first domestic international crimes court in Africa”.

On 8 October 2014, Guido Acquaviva provided a lecture in the context of the Lebanon lecture series on war crimes.

On 8 October 2014, Guido Acquaviva provided a lecture in the context of the Lebanon lecture series on war crimes.

On 8 October 2014, Guido Acquaviva provided a lecture in the context of the Lebanon lecture series on war crimes.

On 24 September 2014, Geoff Roberts, from the Sabra Defence Team (Special Tribunal for Lebanon), provided a lecture in the context of the Lebanon lecture series on war crimes.

On 24 September 2014, Geoff Roberts, from the Sabra Defence Team (Special Tribunal for Lebanon), provided a lecture in the context of the Lebanon lecture series on war crimes.

On 24 September 2014, Geoff Roberts, from the Sabra Defence Team (Special Tribunal for Lebanon), provided a lecture in the context of the Lebanon lecture series on war crimes.

On Monday 22 September 2014, Matthew Gillett, Senior Staff Member, Appeals Division, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Nema Milaninia, Appeals Counsel with the Office of the Prosecutor, ICTY, provided a lecture in the context of the Lebanon lecture series on crimes against humanity. The following is a short excerpt from that lecture, explaining the general elements of crimes against humanity. 

On Wednesday 17 September 2014, Darryl Robinson, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of Queen's University (Canada), gave a lecture in the context of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series, entitled: "Gbagbo, Katanga and Three Theories of Crimes Against Humanity". 

On 17 September 2014, Dov Jacobs provided a lecture in the context of the Lebanon lecture series on genocide. The following is a short excerpt from that lecture about the elements of the crime of genocide. 

On Tuesday 2 September 2014, former Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz gave a lecture in the context of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series, entitled: "Illegal Armed Force as a Crime against Humanity”.

On Wednesday 18 June 2014, Michael Liu, Civil Party Lawyer in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and founder of the Chinese Initiative on International Criminal Justice (CIICJ), gave a lecture in the context of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series, entitled: "The ICC in the Chinese Context: Perceptions and Prospects”.

On Thursday 22 May 2014, Kamari Maxine Clarke, Professor of Anthropology and Law, The University of Pennsylvania, gave a lecture in the context of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series, entitled: “Refiguring the Perpetrator: Culpability, Postcolonial History, and Africa’s Impunity Gap”.

On Wednesday 24 April 2014, Steven Freeland, Professor of International Law at the University of Western Sydney, Australia, ‘Marie Curie Visiting Professor’ at the iCourts Centre of Excellence for International Courts, Denmark, and a Visiting Professor in International Law at the University of Copenhagen and University of Vienna, gave a lecture in the context of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series, entitled: “Addressing Crimes against the Environment under the Rome Statute”.

On Wednesday 9 April 2014, Professor Naomi Roht-Arriaza, Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, gave a lecture in the context of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series, entitled: "Genocide Prosecution in a National Court: Guatemala’s Rios Montt Trial in Latin American Context”.

On 12 February 2014, Mr. Michel Raffray, former Investigative Judge and now Trial Counsel at the Office of the Prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, explained during a brief interview with Dr. Christophe Paulussen, project leader of the International Crimes Database, the essence of ‘Trials in Absentia and International Criminal Justice’, a topic Mr. Raffray already provided a lecture on in the context of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series, on 18 December 2013. 

On Thursday 12 December 2013, Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, President of the Assembly of States Parties, gave a lecture in the context of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series, entitled: "Key outcomes of the twelfth session of the Assembly of States Parties and the way forward."

On Wednesday 13 November 2013, Judge Sir David Baragwanath, President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, provided a lecture in the context of the Lebanon lecture series on the history of the law of the international tribunals. The following is a very small excerpt from that lecture, explaining the history of the international criminal tribunals. 

On Wednesday 9 October 2013, Donald M. Ferencz, Visiting Professor at Middlesex University School of Law, London, Convenor of the Global Institute for the Prevention of Aggression and Director of the Planethood Foundation, gave a lecture in the context of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series, entitled: "The Crime of Aggression: Who's Fooling Whom? The History and Current Status of the Crime of Aggression Before the ICC".

Legal Representatives to Victims in Prosecutor v. Ruto et al. and Prosecutor v. Muthaura et al.