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International Criminal Justice Unit

 

As part of the Human Rights Law Centre’s commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights and the strengthening of the rule of law worldwide the Centre has a dedicated International Criminal Justice Unit, which conducts research and training on a range of international criminal justice matters. The Unit has considerable expertise in conducting research and training, knowledge transfer, capacity-building and technical support projects on national implementation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Statute.

The Unit has also hosted a high-profile conference, and organised seminars at the ICC Assembly of States Parties Meetings in partnership with States, the ICC and the Coalition for the International Criminal Court.

As much as possible, the Unit gives opportunities to students to contribute to its work through its internship and student research assistance programmes for University of Nottingham LLM students and graduates.

 

Projects

Key projects include:

• ICC Legal Tools Project - National Implementation Legislation Database (NILD): The ICJ Unit is one of eight outsourcing partners of the International Criminal Court’s Legal Tools Project. The Legal Tools, which provide the ICC, States, Civil Society and researchers with free access to more than 40,000 documents on international criminal law and justice through several databases and legal research and reference tools. The Unit is developing a dynamic, fully-searchable database of national legislation implementing the ICC Statute for which it has sole responsibility.
• Training Courses: Since 2003, the ICJ Unit has been convening regional training courses to provide detailed technical training about the Rome Statute and national implementation, primarily for government officials responsible for ratification and implementation. Key sessions are provided by ICC staff, regional experts, and renowned academics in the field. The training courses have been designed to consider the full range of legal issues connected with the ratification, implementation and operation of the ICC. In addition to a global training course in Nottingham, training courses have been held for representatives from Sub-Saharan Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa, and the Carribbean.
• Bilateral Assistance: The Unit offers bilateral assistance to States which are in the process of implementing the ICC Statute. The assistance includes both remote technical support and visits to selected States in order to provide expert drafting assistance together with capacity-building workshops.