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- emilygiven: I. Introduction The Preamble to the Rome Statute provides that the aims of the International Criminal Court (ICC) are “to punish the most serious crimes of concern to the international community,” and “contribute to the prevention of such crimes.”1 Other goals of the Court presumably include creating a historical record of these crimes, expressing moral condemnation of them... (more)
- Jenevieve Discar: Assessment of Outreach Programs Executed by the ICTY, ICTR and ECCC I. Introduction This paper will examine the outreach programs executed by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in an effort to guide International Criminal... (more)
- John Litwin: Reaching the Masses: Social Media and the International Criminal Court I. Introduction As a controversial international tribunal, the International Criminal Court (ICC, or “the Court”) relies on public approval for its legitimacy. As the court has observed, “justice must be both done and seen to be done.”1 Therefore, a comprehensive outreach campaign is a crucial component of the court’s goal to... (more)
- karen.kwok: The Importance of Timing in ICC Outreach Strategies I. Introduction Outreach plays an important role in the success of the International Criminal Court. Unlike domestic courts that have been developed for years, international tribunals is still a relatively new concept that requires substantial outreach “to cultivate a level of awareness and understanding of the Court’s mandate and mode of... (more)
- Taku: I find the contributions refreshing and interesting. However, there appears to be a presumption that the Outreach policy and the program overseeing its implementation is properly constituted and efficient. This may not be the case after all. A cursory observation of the ICC institutional framework reveals that the Outreach Program as presently constituted needs to be re-examined and re-organized. There is a need to seriously reconsider the constitution of the program, its mission and functions... (more)
- McElroy: Outreach at the ICC: Implications for Funding Constraints I. Introduction Although the International Criminal Court was established over a decade ago, the Court’s present ability to provide effective outreach faces certain challenges. With regard to outreach objectives, the Court aims to provide accurate and comprehensive information to affected communities with respect to the Court’s role and activities... (more)
- ecalmeyer: Outreach and the ICC: A Losing Battle I. Introduction The International Criminal Court is not currently the proper entity to lead comprehensive outreach on international criminal law and the Court’s international justice efforts. On one hand, outreach and education are indeed crucial to promote an understanding of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”). In order for the... (more)
Comment on the Outreach Question: “How can the ICC and its stakeholders more fully address challenges to outreach and public information, better utilize technology and other methods to enhance understanding of the Court’s mandate and activities, and promote support for its work?”
In 2014 we launched an international network of Universities and experts that teach the “International Criminal Law” program in the Law Schools of Latin America. We started with UBA in Argentina, Rey Juan Carlo University in Madrid, Catholic University in Ecuador, and this year we incorporated, Catholic University professors of Lima Peru.
We created the network of students, judges, prosecutors, professors, faculty and students and we launched an online platform.
http://www.redpenalinternacional.org
All the coordinators and communicators that work to provide content for the platform work pro bono.
Our main goal is to communicate and inform about the ICC’s work, international crimes, the state of Human Rights around the world and mainly: inform our Spanish Speaking communities how International Criminal Law is taught around the world.
In the platform we post the different Professors and programs syllabus, and the information is open and of free access.
A professor in Lima can see how a professor in Quito or Buenos Aires teaches the syllabus.
We share: contents, books, cases, information, videos, papers.
We share knowledge and we use ICT’s (technology) to foster participation. We use websites, email, and bulletins on a weekly basis to reach the vast community of to-be-lawyers for them to be updated in International Criminal Law.
Education is the key and the use of technology is fundamental for the ICC to continue priming its work.
We are committed to that and doing it in Latin America with much effort.
We strongly believe that our future lawyers, future prosecutors and future Justices need to receive more and more information about the ICC and other international criminal law matters and we are using technology because the new generations thrive on technology.