Activities of the Ibero-American Institute of The Hague for Peace, Human Rights and International Justice (IIH) in 2017
By Hector Olasolo Alonso.
The activities of the Ibero-American Institute of The Hague for Peace, Human Rights and International Justice in 2017 will be as follows:
- The I Polyphonic Day on International Justice will take place on Wednesday June 7, 2017 from 11h00 to 19h30 in the auditorium of The Hague University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands). There will be three round-table discussions with speakers from Sub-saharian Africa, Arabic countries, China, Ibero-America and Russia on the following topics: a) “Pros and Cons of the election of the Permanent Court of Arbitrage as a forum to develop arbitrage between interventionists and states”; (b) “the relation between the concepts of sovereignty and responsibility to protect” and (c) “ the relation between national jurisdictions and international criminal jurisdictions in light of the concepts of sovereignty and the responsibility to protect”. The I Polyphonic Day is organized in partnership with The Hague Peace and Justice Project of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands, The Hague University for Applied Sciences, the Chinese Initiative on International Law (CIIL) and the Center of International and Comparative Law of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia). No previous registration is required to attend this event.
- The IV Seminar of Ibero-American Thinking on International Justice will take place in The Hague from June 5-9, 2017. The IV Ibero-American Seminar will consist of the following activities:
Visits to the International Court of Justice, Permanent Court of Arbitration, International Criminal Court, International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, as well as presentations from other international organizations with headquarters in The Hague.
I Polyphonic Day of International Justice (in English), June 7, 2017 from 11h00 to 19h30 in the auditorium of The Hague University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands).
Hague Talks Session on Victims of International Crimes (in English), organized by the Municipality of The Hague and the Academic Coalition of The Hague on Wednesday June 7, 2017 from 20h00 to 21h30 at the Humanity House of the Municipality of The Hague.
Round-table Discussions with Ibero-American speakers on International Justice Issues (in Spanish and Portuguese), Tuesday June 6, 2017 from 16h00 to 19h00, and Wednesday June 7, 2017 from 8h30 to 11h00 in the Speakers´ Corner of The Hague University of Applied Sciences(in Spanish and Portuguese).
Presentations on June 8 and 9, 2017 by Members of the Interdisciplinary Research Network on Ibero-American Epistemological Perspective of Justice, Coordinated by the Ibero-American Institute of The Hague (in Spanish and Portuguese). The presentation will address issues concerning international justice from different branches of humanities and social sciences (anthropology, economy, international law, international relations, national law, philosophy, political science, psychology, science and technology and theology). Presentations will take place from 8h00 to 20h00 on June 8, 2017, and from 8h00 to 13h00 on June 9, 2017, in the Speakers´ Corner of The Hague University of Applied Sciences.
Except for the I Polyphonic Day and Hague Talks Session, Registration is needed to participate in the other activities of the IV Seminar of Ibero-American Thinking on International Justice (open until May 15, 2017). For more information or to register for the event contact: inscripcionesIIH@gmail.com. You can also visit:
http://www.iberoamericaninstituteofthehague.org/es/actividades/dia-polifonico-de-la-justicia-internacional
- The III Annual Meeting of the Interdisciplinary Research Network on Ibero-American Epistemological Perspective of Justice will take place Friday, June 9 from 14h30 to 19h00 in The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Participation requires prior invitation.
- The V ICC Moot Court in Spanish (2017) has the following key dates: (i) publishing of answers to explanatory questions on December 5, 2016 (ii) registration period will be open until April 3, 2017; (iii) deadline for briefs from the Prosecution, Legal Representatives of the Victims and the Defense (until April 12 2012); and (iv) audiences in The Hague, including the final in Courtroom I of the International Criminal Court Chamber (from May 29 to June 2, 2017). To register or request more information, please contact:cpiconcursoiih@gmail.com. The public announcement for the V Edition of the ICC Moot Court in Spanish, the case, the rules of procedure and other relevant documents can be found in following link:
- VII Ibero-American Week of International Justice will take place in The Hague (The Netherlands) from May 29 until June 9, 2017. The VII Ibero-American Week of International Justice includes among other activities the ones referred to above in 1 to 4. For more information on the VII Ibero-American Week of International Justice contact: info@iberoamericaninstituteofthehague.org , or visit the IIH web page:
- The VI edition (2017) of the Blattmann, Odio Benito and Steiner Essay Competition on International Criminal Law. Essays should deal with topics related to international criminal justice. They should have between 8,000 and 10,000 words. The deadline for the submission of articles will be June 30, 2017. The winner of the essay competition will be invited to present his/her essay at the VIII Ibero-American Week of International Justice (June 2018). Costs of travel and lodging in The Hague will be covered by the organizers of the Essay Competition. Upon the decision of the international jury, finalists’ essays may be published in the VI Volume of ANIDIP. For more information on the essay competition contact: iih.certamensayos@gmail.com. The Public Announcement of the VI Edition of the Essay Competition (2017) can be downloaded from the IIH Web site:
- The IV Edition of the Internship Program for undergraduate students (2017) at the International Legal Clinic organized by the University of El Rosario (Colombia) and the IIH. Applications are welcome on an ongoing basis. For more information about this program that takes place in Bogota and The Hague, please contact info@iberoamericaninstituteofthehague.org, or visit the IIH Web Site:
- The III Edition of the Research Program for university professors, PhD candidates and post-graduate students at the International Legal Clinic (2017). Applications are welcome on an ongoing basis. For more information about this program that takes place in Bogota and The Hague, please contact info@iberoamericaninstituteofthehague.org, o visit the IIH Web Site:
- Volume IV (2016) of the Ibero-American Journal of International Criminal Law (Anuario Iberoameriano de Derecho Internacional Penal – ANIDIP) is available for download:
Volume V of ANIDIP should be available in March 2017.
Presently we are accepting for Volume VI (to be published in January 2018), articles (8,000 to 10,000 words) until July 31, 2017 on peace, armed conflict, serious violations of human rights and international crimes, international justice (particularly international criminal law) and transitional justice, written from the perspective of any branch of humanities and social sciences. To submit articles or for more information, contact: info@iberoamericaninstituteofthehague.org, o visit the IIH web site:
- Finally, we have uploaded a number of conferences from previous editions of the Ibero-American Week of International Justice to the IIH website, that can be used for teaching purposes:
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Hector Olasolo Alonso, IIH Chairman, Chair in International Law, El Rosario University (Colombia) Ad Hoc Professor, The Hague University for Applied Sciences, Director, Iberoamerican Journal of International Criminal Law (ANIDIP – Anuario Iberoamericano de Derecho Internacional Penal).
