International Criminal Justice and International Human Rights Law

Original sketch by Hirad Abtahi



Books and Book Chapters

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1.  The United Nations and the Development of International and Hybrid Criminal Courts

Book chapter co-authored with Philippe Kirsch, OC, QC, in The Oxford Handbook of United Nations Treaties, Simon Chesterman, David M. Malone & Santiago Villalpando (eds.) Oxford University Press, 2019


2.  Secrets and Surprises in the Travaux Préparatoires of the Genocide Convention

Book chapter co-authored with Philippa Webb, in Arcs of Global Justice, Essays in Honour of Professor William A. Schabas, Margaret M. de Guzman and Diane Marie Amann (eds.), Oxford University Press, 2017


3.  The Genocide Convention: The Travaux Préparatoires

Author of book co-edited with Philippa Webb, II, The Travaux Préparatoires of Multilateral Treaties series, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, two volumes, 2008


4. Juridictions militaires et d’exception et les juridictions pénales internationales 

Book chapter co-authored with Sarah Pellet, in Juridictions militaires et Tribunaux d’exception en mutation: perspectives comparées et internationales, Elisabeth Lambert Abdelgawad (ed.), 2007


5. The Dynamics of International Criminal Justice, Essays in Honour of Sir Richard May 

Co-authored with Gideon Boas (eds.), X, International Humanitarian Law Series, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2006


6. La Cour pénale internationale et l’héritage des Tribunaux pénaux internationaux. Le point de vue du juge 

Book chapter in Actualité de la jurisprudence pénale internationale, à l’heure de la mise en place de la Cour pénale internationale, Paul Tavernier (ed.), 2004



Articles


 1. The Anatomy of the Milošević Trial (2001-2006) 

Article co-authored with Grant Dawson, Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 1:4, 2016

2. Crimes against Humanity and the Armed Conflicts Nexus: from Nuremberg to the ICC 

Article in the European Society of International Law, Conference Paper Series, SSRN, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2013

3. The Relationship between Supranational Criminal Courts and Tribunals and Transitional Justice

Article, Legatum Institute, London, England, May 2012


Speeches and Academic Presentations


1. Speech on the contribution of Iran to the expansion of international humanitarian law, Persia Educational Foundation, London, UK (parts 1&2), 2017

Part 1

Part 2


2. United Nations University, New York, USA, April 2017 

Academic Presentation: The United Nations and the Development of International and Hybrid Criminal Courts

3. Oxford University Transitional Justice Research, Swisspeace, King’s College, London, England, March 2013 

Academic Presentation: Fifteen Years of Practice in International Criminal Justice

4. University of Amsterdam, European Society of International Law, 5th Research Forum – International Law as a Profession, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 2013 

Academic Presentation: The Relationship between Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes

5. Legatum Institute, London, England, May 2012 

Academic Presentation: The Relationship between Supranational Criminal Courts and Tribunals and Transitional Justice

6. Oxford University Transitional Justice Research, Economic and Social Research Council, London, England, October 2011 

Academic Presentation: A Quest for Justice

7. Premières universités d’été de la Ligue internationale contre le Racisme et l’Antisémitisme, Le Havre, France, July 2011 

Academic Presentation: Clarifications portant sur les caractéristiques de la justice pénale internationale et du droit international des droits de l’Homme

8. Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, Centre de Droit international (CEDIN), Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), & Centre de recherches et d’études sur les droits de l’Homme et le droit humanitaire (CREDHO), Paris, France, September 2006 

Academic Presentation: Juridictions militaires et d’exception: perspectives comparées et internationales

9. Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, Centre de Droit international (CEDIN), Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), & Centre de recherches et d’études sur les droits de l’Homme et le droit humanitaire (CREDHO), Paris, France, November 2003 

Academic Presentation: La Cour pénale internationale et l’héritage des Tribunaux pénaux internationaux


Interviews


1. International Criminal Justice, BBC Hard Talk, August 2012 


2. Global Justice, Time magazine, 10 September 2001


Trainings




Since 2006

Leiden University, The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies 
The Hague, The Netherlands 
Training the Marie Curie Annual Top Summer School students on international criminal law and international human rights law  

2016-2017

International Association of Conference Interpreters, 10th Hague Legal Symposium
The Hague, The Netherlands 

Training conference interpreters on international criminal law and international human rights law  

2009-2012

Utrecht University, Utrecht School of Law Clinical Programme on Conflict, Human Rights and International Justice
Utrecht, The Netherlands 
Training students on legal drafting
 

2001-2012

United Nations Institute for Training and Research
The Hague, The Netherlands 
Training, at the ICTY and ICC, diplomats, academics on international criminal law and international human rights law  

2005-2007

The Hague Forum for Judicial Expertise
The Hague, The Netherlands
Training judges from Afghanistan, China, Iran and the Philippines on international criminal law and international human rights law  

April 2007

University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre, School of Law
Nottingham, UK 
Training West Asian and North African diplomats/civil servants on international criminal law and international human rights law