Philippe Kirsch Institute Event to Launch its International Criminal Law Certificate
On October 2nd, our friends at the Philippe Kirsch Institute will be launching its online International Criminal Law (ICL) Certificate with an in-person event featuring war crimes expert Dr. Joseph Rikhof, Robert Petit and University of Ottawa Professors Jennifer Bond and Timothy Radcliffe.
Event details are as follows:
Date: October 2, 2015, 10am-4pm
Location: 120 University Pvt, Room 4004, 4th floor, Ottawa
Price:
- Regular price: $400
- Registered charities use Promo Code CharityICL at checkout for a price of: $180
- Students use Promo Code StudentICL at checkout for a price of: $100
Morning agenda:
10:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. – Welcome remarks
10:05 – 10:45 a.m. – Overview of ICL around the world in both criminal and refugee proceedings
10:45 – 11:25 a.m. – ICL in Canadian criminal law
11:25 – 12:15 p.m. – The link between international criminal law and refugee law
Lunch – 12:15 – 1:00pm
Afternoon agenda:
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. – Recap of morning session and Q&A
1:45 – 3:50 p.m. – Interactive session
- 1:45 – 1:55 p.m.
o Regroup participants in teams of 3-4 people
o Handout of short scenario (incorporating all three topics of morning lectures)
o Assign roles (such as prosecutor and defence counsel) and explain assignment
- 1:55 – 2:25 p.m. – Break for teams to discuss
- 2:25 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. – Discussion moderated by Diana with engaged discussion with the panelists.
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m – Closing remarks
You can learn more about the event and the ICL Certificate at http://www.kirschinstitute.ca.
