By Tim Young
This course aims to give students a critical understanding of selected issues of international criminal law. After dealing briefly with the birth and evolution of international criminal law, the course focuses on the mechanisms for the repression of international crimes dealing in particular on the role of international criminal courts and tribunals and universal criminal … Continued
By Tim Young
The Geneva Academy brought together leading scholars and practitioners for a closed expert workshop titled “Genocide in War”, examining the complex legal and conceptual relationship between armed conflict and genocide. The event was co-convened by Professor Paola Gaeta, Director of the Geneva Academy, and Professor Giulia Pinzauti, Leiden University. Held in a hybrid format, the one-day … Continued
By Tim Young
On 2 April 2025, the Geneva Academy presented the IHL in Focus: Annual Report to a group of UN member states at the Permanent Delegation of the European Union to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva. The Report offers a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL) across 22 … Continued
Following his election as President of the Human Rights Council, we had the honour of welcoming Ambassador Jürg Lauber for the Geneva Academy’s Spring Semester Opening Lecture on the 19 February 2025. The Human Rights Council: Law, Politics, or Both? During the lecture, Ambassador Lauber explained the role of the Human Rights Council (HRC), outlining … Continued