1 POLITICAL EXPEDIENCY BEHIND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURTS The 5th Master Class will be held from 02 to 13 July 2018 at the InterUniversity Centre for Post-Graduate Studies (IUC) in Dubrovnik, Croatia. BRIEF HISTORY OF MASTER CLASSES TO DATE: 2014 On Law, History, Politics and Society in the Context of Mass Atrocities, held from 28 June to 11 July 2014 at the Inter University Centre in Dubrovnik, Croatia. 2015 Law and Politics of Genocide: 20 Years After Srebrenica, held from 28 June to 09 July 2015 at the IUC Dubrovnik (Croatia) and from 10 to 12 July 2015 in Srebrenica. 2016 Conflict Beyond the Reach of Law: Emerging World Order and the Search for Adequate Responses to Political Violence, held from 03 to 14 July 2016 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. 2017 Law and Politics of Terrorism : In Search of Adequate Political, Military and Legal Responses to the Threat of Terrorism in the Post-Cold War Era, held from 03 to 14 July 2017 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. 1
2 FINANCIAL SUPPORT: University of Amsterdam, Netherlands; Inner Temple Inn, UK, InterUniversity Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia; Lincoln s Inn, UK; Ministry of Education, Croatia; Planethood Foundation, UK/USA; Private donors. COURSE DIRECTORS: Nevenka Tromp, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Geoffrey Nice, Inner Temple Inn, London, UK PROGRAMME DIRECTOR Marie Ursula Kind, Zurich, Switzerland ORGANISING UNIVERSITIES AND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS: University of Amsterdam (UvA); Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik, Croatia; Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, London; Honourable Society of Lincoln s Inn London. FACULTY MEMBERS: 1. Aarif Abraham, UK 2. Lord Iain Bonomy, Schotland 3. Andrew Cayley CMG QC, UK 4. Donald Ferencz, US/UK 5. Benjamin Ferencz, USA 6. Judge Frederik Harhoff, Denmark 7. Prof. Dr. Ejup Ganić, Bosnia and Herzegovina 8. Sabina Garahan, UK 9. Sophie Howard, UK 10. HE Atifete Jahjaga, Kosova 11. Rabah Kherbane, UK 12. Marie Ursula Kind, Switzerland 13. Dr. Robert Muharremi, Kosova 14. Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, UK 15. Sir Nick Parker, UK 16. Regina Paulose, US 2
3 17. Dr. Sunčana Roksandić, Croatia 18. Hamid Sabi, UK 19. Dr. Gerry Simpson, UK 20. Dr. Nevenka Tromp, The Netherlands 21. Nicholas Vetch, UK TIME TABLE (02 July to 13 July 2018) Arrival, Sunday, 01 July 2018 Monday, 02 July 2018 09:00-10:00 Opening lecture and Introduction: Nevenka Tromp and Geoffrey Nice 10:00-11:00 Geoffrey Nice Trials of Imperfection Nevenka Tromp Echoes of Justice Welcome Lunch Gerry Simpson One Hundred Years of Turpitude: a Retrospective 17:30-18.15 Introduction to Group Projects Tuesday, 03 July 2018 Gerry Simpson The Politics of International Criminal Justice Sabina Garahan - ICC: UN Security Council and Referral Practice (participants in rotation had working lunches with faculty members every second day of the first week) 16:30-18:00 Regina Paulose - Stateless People and the need for (or lack of) Judicial Mechanisms Wednesday, 04 July 2018 Frederik Harhoff - ICTY: A Judge s Perspective Iain Bonomy ICTY: Writing a Judgement Sophie Howard - Sentencing at International Criminal Courts 17:30-18.15 3
4 Thursday, 05 July 2018 Iain Bonomy Continuation of ICTY: Writing a Judgement followed by a presentation on JCE Rabah Kherbane Genocide: The Duty to Prosecute Aarif Abraham Genocide: A Call for Rewriting the Law 17:30-18.00 Film Seminar Conspiracy Friday, 06 July 2018 Ejup Ganić Transitional Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina 11:15-12:30 Benjamin Ferencz video Lecture 12:15-16:30 Don Ferencz - The Crime of Aggression: A Political Crime? 17:30-18:15 19:00-21:00 Book Launch Sir Geoffrey Nice: Justice for All and How to Achieve It Saturday, 07 July 2018 10:00-12:00 Atifete Jahjaga Kosovo s Legal and Political Challenges as an Independent State Afternoon free Sunday, 8 July 2018 Morning free 17:30 - Sightseeing Tour Monday, 9 July 2018 Geoffrey Nice and Nena Tromp Andrew Cayley ICTY: Politics of Indictments Nick Parker - The Use of Military Force to Address Contemporary Security Challenges 17:30-18:15 Film seminar Milošević on Trial. 4
5 Tuesday, 10 July 2018 Andrew Cayley (ECCC) Hamid Sabi - The process of Iran Tribunal: A True People s Tribunal Nicholas Vetch - Business and its Impact on Politics 17:30-18:00 Panel Discussion Wednesday, 11 July 2018 Robert Muharremi - The Kosovo Specialist Chambers from a Legal Perspective Sunčana Roksandić - Transitional Justice and Economic Crimes Geoffrey Nice Kosovo Specialist Chambers and the Future of International Criminal Justice 17:30-18:00 Film seminar Thursday, 12 July 2018 Robert Muharremi - The Politics Behind the Establishment of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers Geoffrey Nice and Nena Tromp 16:30-19:00 Group Presentations Part 1 Friday, 13 July 2018 Group Presentations - Part 2 11:00-12:00 Evaluation 12:00-14:00 Farewell Lunch (for all participants) 5