Northumbria University – Call for Applications: Contemporary Challenges to International Criminal Justice Summer Academy: 12th-16th June, Newcastle

 Northumbria Law School is pleased to announce its 1^st Summer Academy on Contemporary Challenges to International Criminal Justice (Law & Criminology) will take place in Northumbria University, Newcastle from 12-16 June 2017.  

This novel summer academy provides a unique opportunity for participants to acquire in-depth knowledge on the most pressing issues facing the international criminal justice system from the leading scholars and practitioners in the field. Speakers will share their expertise and experience on a varied range of topics to encourage and inspire postgraduate research in law and criminology.   

The themes of the summer academy are: 

• Challenges to international criminal justice and the future of the International Criminal Court
• Challenges to international cooperation in fighting transnational and international crimes
• Challenges in prosecuting terrorism and religiously motivated violence
• Challenges in ensuring effective redress for victims in post-conflict situations
• Ecocide as a challenge to justice and security
• Rule of law reform in post conflict countries 

This event is a wonderful opportunity for international lawyers, legal interns, academics, and present and future postgraduate students to meet eminent scholars and practitioners in the field of international criminal justice as well as like-minded colleagues from all over the world. 

Participants may register to attend individual sessions or the whole event. Please note that places are limited. 

For further information and to register please visit our website:  www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/events/2017/06/northumbria-university-summer-academy-in-contemporary-challenges-to-international-criminal-justice/ or email amina.adanan@northumbria.ac.uk.