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Past Assemblies of States Parties

The Lawyering Justice blog reports on the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the International Criminal Court. The blog posts below provide summaries from several of the plenary sessions and side events held during the Assembly of States Parties.

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ASP21

Assembly of States Parties 21st Session: Side Events
ASP21 Side Event: To Catch a Dictator: the Pursuit and Trial of Hissène Habré 
ASP21 Side Event: To Catch a Dictator: the Pursuit and Trial of Hissène Habré 
ASP21 Side Event: Shocking the Conscience of Humanity: From Gravity Theory to Practice
ASP21 Side Event: Shocking the Conscience of Humanity: From Gravity Theory to Practice
ASP21 Side Event: Climate change as a crime against humanity: Article 15 submission
ASP21 Side Event: Climate change as a crime against humanity: Article 15 submission
ASP21 Side Event: Making Reparative Justice a Reality: Monitoring Visit to Northern Uganda and the Future of the Trust Fund for Victims
ASP21 Side Event: Making Reparative Justice a Reality: Monitoring Visit to Northern Uganda and the Future of the Trust Fund for Victims
ASP21 Side Event: Strengthening Coordination and Partnerships: The Next Step for Supporting Accountability for Crimes Against Children
ASP21 Side Event: Strengthening Coordination and Partnerships: The Next Step for Supporting Accountability for Crimes Against Children
ASP21 Side Event: Strengthening International Justice: Challenges and Opportunities in the Case of Ukraine
ASP21 Side Event: Strengthening International Justice: Challenges and Opportunities in the Case of Ukraine
ASP21: Myanmar: Exploring Options for Justice
ASP21: Myanmar: Exploring Options for Justice
ASP21 Side Event: A sustainable model for responding to conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine
ASP21 Side Event: A sustainable model for responding to conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine
ASP21 Side Event: Global crisis and the potential of the ICC: relevance of ecocide as the fifth crime
ASP21 Side Event: Global crisis and the potential of the ICC: relevance of ecocide as the fifth crime
ASP21 Side Event: Prosecuting the Crime of Aggression to Defend the Rules-Based International Order
ASP21 Side Event: Prosecuting the Crime of Aggression to Defend the Rules-Based International Order
ASP21 Side Event: Gender Diversity and the Rome Statute System
ASP21 Side Event: Gender Diversity and the Rome Statute System
ASP21 Side Event: Realising Reparative Justice for Victims of International Crime: impact, results, reflections, and what States Parties can do (more)
ASP21 Side Event: Realising Reparative Justice for Victims of International Crime: impact, results, reflections, and what States Parties can do (more)

ASP20

Assembly of States Parties 20th Session: Side Events
ASP20: PILPG Expert Roundtable: The International Criminal Court 20th Session of the Assembly of States Parties: Key Takeaways from the PILPG Team
ASP20: PILPG Expert Roundtable: The International Criminal Court 20th Session of the Assembly of States Parties: Key Takeaways from the PILPG Team
ASP20 Side Event: Complementarity and the ICC: from preliminary examinations (Guinea, Colombia) to investigations (Sudan, Venezuela)
ASP20 Side Event: Complementarity and the ICC: from preliminary examinations (Guinea, Colombia) to investigations (Sudan, Venezuela)
ASP20 Side Event: What is ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s Legacy (co-hosted by: International Federation for Human Rights
ASP20 Side Event: What is ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s Legacy (co-hosted by: International Federation for Human Rights
ASP20 Side Event: Using digital technology for war crimes documentation and accountability
ASP20 Side Event: Using digital technology for war crimes documentation and accountability
ASP20 Side Event: Towards the enforcement of the right to peace: Crimes against peace global campaign launch Confirmation
ASP20 Side Event: Towards the enforcement of the right to peace: Crimes against peace global campaign launch Confirmation
ASP20 Side Event: Trust Fund for Victims: Movie Screening of the Reparation Awards in the Al Mahdi Case
ASP20 Side Event: Trust Fund for Victims: Movie Screening of the Reparation Awards in the Al Mahdi Case
ASP20 Side Event: Fighting Against Impunity for Gender-Based Crimes: A Policy Paper on Gender Persecution
ASP20 Side Event: Fighting Against Impunity for Gender-Based Crimes: A Policy Paper on Gender Persecution
ASP20 Side Event: Justice for the Rohingya
ASP20 Side Event: Justice for the Rohingya
ASP20 Side Event: Moving forward: Enabling a child-centered approach at the ICC and beyond
ASP20 Side Event: Moving forward: Enabling a child-centered approach at the ICC and beyond
ASP20 Side Event: The Application of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court to Cyberwarfare
ASP20 Side Event: The Application of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court to Cyberwarfare
ASP20 Side Event: Justice Must Happen for Gambia
ASP20 Side Event: Justice Must Happen for Gambia
ASP20 Side Event: Specialized Units for Investigating and Prosecuting International Crimes and Crimes of the Past: Efforts for Addressing Impunity for Crimes in Syria
ASP20 Side Event: Specialized Units for Investigating and Prosecuting International Crimes and Crimes of the Past: Efforts for Addressing Impunity for Crimes in Syria
ASP20 Side Event: Trust Fund for Victims: Implementation of Reparation Awards in the DRC and Mali
ASP20 Side Event: Trust Fund for Victims: Implementation of Reparation Awards in the DRC and Mali
ASP20 Side Event: When Vetoes Prevent Accountability: a critical examination of blocking ICC referrals
ASP20 Side Event: When Vetoes Prevent Accountability: a critical examination of blocking ICC referrals
ASP20 Side Event: Paths to Justice and Accountability in Venezuela: Ongoing Initiatives by the International Community
ASP20 Side Event: Paths to Justice and Accountability in Venezuela: Ongoing Initiatives by the International Community
ASP20 Side Event: The MLA Initiative: Towards a new Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of the Crime of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes
ASP20 Side Event: The MLA Initiative: Towards a new Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of the Crime of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes
ASP20 Side Event: Obstructing Justice and Promoting Impunity: Israel’s Designation of Palestinian Civil Society Organizations as “Terrorist Organizations”
ASP20 Side Event: Obstructing Justice and Promoting Impunity: Israel’s Designation of Palestinian Civil Society Organizations as “Terrorist Organizations”
ASP20 Side Event: Ecocide: A Fifth Crime Defined
ASP20 Side Event: Ecocide: A Fifth Crime Defined
ASP20 Side Event: Trust Fund for Victims: Going into 2022
ASP20 Side Event: Trust Fund for Victims: Going into 2022
ASP20 Side Event: Gender Sensitive Judging in International Criminal Courts
ASP20 Side Event: Gender Sensitive Judging in International Criminal Courts
ASP20 Side Event: Benchmarking in International Criminal Justice: Feasibility or Fiction?
ASP20 Side Event: Benchmarking in International Criminal Justice: Feasibility or Fiction?
ASP20 Side Event: The Role of Parliamentarians in Promoting the Universality of the Rome Statute: The State of Play in Today’s ICC
ASP20 Side Event: The Role of Parliamentarians in Promoting the Universality of the Rome Statute: The State of Play in Today’s ICC
ASP20 Side Event: Climate Crime at the International Criminal Court
ASP20 Side Event: Climate Crime at the International Criminal Court
ASP20 Side Event: Survivors’ Pathways to Accountability: Legal Avenues for South Sudanese Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
ASP20 Side Event: Survivors’ Pathways to Accountability: Legal Avenues for South Sudanese Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

ASP19

Assembly Of States Parties 19th Session: Side Events
ASP19 Side Event: Assessing the Independent Expert Review Report’s Findings and Recommendations on Victims’ Rights: The Perspectives of NGOs
ASP19 Side Event: Assessing the Independent Expert Review Report’s Findings and Recommendations on Victims’ Rights: The Perspectives of NGOs
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ASP19 Side Event: Accountability in Nigeria: Time for Action
ASP19 Side Event: Accountability in Nigeria: Time for Action
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ASP19: The Hague, 14 - 16 December 2020
ASP19: The Hague, 14 - 16 December 2020
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ASP19 Side Event: Launch of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s report on Preliminary Examination Activities 2020
ASP19 Side Event: Launch of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s report on Preliminary Examination Activities 2020
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ASP19 Side Event: The Trust Fund for Victims: Now & Going into 2021
ASP19 Side Event: The Trust Fund for Victims: Now & Going into 2021
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ASP19 Side Event: Justice and Accountability for Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes Against the Rohingya
ASP19 Side Event: Justice and Accountability for Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes Against the Rohingya
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ASP19 Side Event: The Key to Unblocking Security Council Referrals: Vetoes & Atrocity Crimes
ASP19 Side Event: The Key to Unblocking Security Council Referrals: Vetoes & Atrocity Crimes
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ASP19 Side Event: Paths to Justice and Accountability for Venezuela, Ongoing Initiatives by the International Community
ASP19 Side Event: Paths to Justice and Accountability for Venezuela, Ongoing Initiatives by the International Community
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ASP19 Side Event: Ecocide as an international crime: key considerations
ASP19 Side Event: Ecocide as an international crime: key considerations
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ASP19 Side Event: Future of International Justice: Accountability Mechanism for Grave Crimes in Ukraine
ASP19 Side Event: Future of International Justice: Accountability Mechanism for Grave Crimes in Ukraine
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ASP19 Side Event: Book Launch: Intersections of Law and Culture at the International Criminal Court
ASP19 Side Event: Book Launch: Intersections of Law and Culture at the International Criminal Court
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ASP19 Side Event: Human Rights Documentation by Civil Society: A Pathway Toward Accountability
ASP19 Side Event: Human Rights Documentation by Civil Society: A Pathway Toward Accountability
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ASP19 Side Event: Crimes Against Humanity and Complementarity in Latin America
ASP19 Side Event: Crimes Against Humanity and Complementarity in Latin America
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ASP19 Side Event: International Expert Review of the ICC: Civil Society Perspectives on Next Steps
ASP19 Side Event: International Expert Review of the ICC: Civil Society Perspectives on Next Steps
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ASP19 Side Event: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls under the Rome Statute System
ASP19 Side Event: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls under the Rome Statute System
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ASP19 Side Event: La transition politique et la lutte contre l’impunité au Mali
ASP19 Side Event: La transition politique et la lutte contre l’impunité au Mali
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ASP19 Side Event: Addressing Sexual Harassment in International Organizations – Best Practices from Human Rights Organizations for the ICC Elections
ASP19 Side Event: Addressing Sexual Harassment in International Organizations – Best Practices from Human Rights Organizations for the ICC Elections
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ASP19 Side Event: Accountability for Gender Persecution as a Crime Against Humanity
ASP19 Side Event: Accountability for Gender Persecution as a Crime Against Humanity
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ASP18

Assembly of States Parties 18th Session: Plenary Meetings
ASP18 Informal Consultations on the Omnibus Resolution
ASP18 Informal Consultations on the Omnibus Resolution
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ASP18 Ninth Plenary Meeting: Adoption of Resolutions
ASP18 Ninth Plenary Meeting: Adoption of Resolutions
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ASP18 Eight Plenary Meeting: Introduction of Draft Resolutions
ASP18 Eight Plenary Meeting: Introduction of Draft Resolutions
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ASP18 Seventh Plenary Meeting: Cooperation
ASP18 Seventh Plenary Meeting: Cooperation
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ASP18 Sixth Plenary Meeting: Review of the Court
ASP18 Sixth Plenary Meeting: Review of the Court
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ASP18 Fifth Plenary Meeting: Budget
ASP18 Fifth Plenary Meeting: Budget
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ASP18 Third Plenary Meeting: General Debate
ASP18 Third Plenary Meeting: General Debate
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ASP 18 Fourth Plenary Meeting: General Debate
ASP 18 Fourth Plenary Meeting: General Debate
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ASP18 Second Plenary Meeting: General Debate
ASP18 Second Plenary Meeting: General Debate
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ASP18 First Plenary Meeting
ASP18 First Plenary Meeting
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Assembly of States Parties 18th Session: Side Events
ASP18 Side Event: Accountability for International Crimes Committed Against Ethnic Minorities in Myanmar: Discussing Complementary Avenues for Justice
ASP18 Side Event: Accountability for International Crimes Committed Against Ethnic Minorities in Myanmar: Discussing Complementary Avenues for Justice
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ASP18 Side Event: Colombia: the role of the ICC in the context of an unfinished transition
ASP18 Side Event: Colombia: the role of the ICC in the context of an unfinished transition
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ASP18 Side Event: In the Aftermath of ISIL: Community Hearings for Gender-Based Violence Survivors and their Communities in Iraq
ASP18 Side Event: In the Aftermath of ISIL: Community Hearings for Gender-Based Violence Survivors and their Communities in Iraq
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ASP18 Side Event: Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Rethinking the UN and Civil Society Cooperation towards accountability in Syria and Myanmar
ASP18 Side Event: Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Rethinking the UN and Civil Society Cooperation towards accountability in Syria and Myanmar
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ASP18 Side Event: Establishing Reparative Justice for Victims of International Crimes in Africa
ASP18 Side Event: Establishing Reparative Justice for Victims of International Crimes in Africa
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ASP18 Side Event: Paths to Justice and Accountability for Venezuela: Ongoing Initiatives by the International Community
ASP18 Side Event: Paths to Justice and Accountability for Venezuela: Ongoing Initiatives by the International Community
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ASP18 Side Event: Enhancing Prosecution: A Crucial Factor in Cooperation for Core International Crimes
ASP18 Side Event: Enhancing Prosecution: A Crucial Factor in Cooperation for Core International Crimes
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ASP18 Side Event: 11 Years After the August War: Uninterrupted Story of Impunity
ASP18 Side Event: 11 Years After the August War: Uninterrupted Story of Impunity
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ASP18 Side Event: Strengthening the role of the International Criminal Court in the Asia-Pacific region: A discussion among civil society, States, and the ICC
ASP18 Side Event: Strengthening the role of the International Criminal Court in the Asia-Pacific region: A discussion among civil society, States, and the ICC
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ASP18 Side Event: Impunity and historical debts on access to justice for women and LGBT victims of sexual violence and persecution in Colombia and Mali
ASP18 Side Event: Impunity and historical debts on access to justice for women and LGBT victims of sexual violence and persecution in Colombia and Mali
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ASP18 Side Event: Ethics and Good Practices in the Investigation of Crimes under ICC Jurisdiction
ASP18 Side Event: Ethics and Good Practices in the Investigation of Crimes under ICC Jurisdiction
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ASP18 Side Event: What are the Prospects of Bringing Omar Bashir to Justice
ASP18 Side Event: What are the Prospects of Bringing Omar Bashir to Justice
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ASP18 Side Event: Seizing Illicit Assets for Reparations: Challenges and Opportunities
ASP18 Side Event: Seizing Illicit Assets for Reparations: Challenges and Opportunities
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ASP18 Side Event: Rights of Detainees before the International Criminal Court
ASP18 Side Event: Rights of Detainees before the International Criminal Court
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ASP18 Side Event: Justice for Victims of Rights Violations and Sexual Violence in The Gambia
ASP18 Side Event: Justice for Victims of Rights Violations and Sexual Violence in The Gambia
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ASP18 Side Event: Accountability for Grave Crimes: the ICC and Complementarity Options for Ukraine
ASP18 Side Event: Accountability for Grave Crimes: the ICC and Complementarity Options for Ukraine
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ASP18 Side Event: European States & Civil Society: Strengthening the ICC and Rome Statute System
ASP18 Side Event: European States & Civil Society: Strengthening the ICC and Rome Statute System
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ASP18 Side Event: The Value of a Harm-Based, Victim Centered Approach to Reparative Justice
ASP18 Side Event: The Value of a Harm-Based, Victim Centered Approach to Reparative Justice
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ASP18 Side Event: Pursuing Universality of the Rome Statute in an Evolving International Context: Persistent Challenges, New Dimensions and Adaptive Strategies
ASP18 Side Event: Pursuing Universality of the Rome Statute in an Evolving International Context: Persistent Challenges, New Dimensions and Adaptive Strategies
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ASP18 Side Event: Head of State Immunities
ASP18 Side Event: Head of State Immunities
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ASP18 Side Event: Victims’ Participation: Lessons for the future
ASP18 Side Event: Victims’ Participation: Lessons for the future
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ASP18 Side Event: Genocide Victims in Iraq and the Middle East Testify
ASP18 Side Event: Genocide Victims in Iraq and the Middle East Testify
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ASP18 Side Event: Book Launch - Défense devant les juridictions pénales internationales
ASP18 Side Event: Book Launch - Défense devant les juridictions pénales internationales
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ASP18 Side Event: Draft Convention on Crimes Against Humanity
ASP18 Side Event: Draft Convention on Crimes Against Humanity
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ASP18 Side Event: The Promise of Complementarity in Uganda: Challenges and Opportunities in Delivering Justice to Victims
ASP18 Side Event: The Promise of Complementarity in Uganda: Challenges and Opportunities in Delivering Justice to Victims
ASP18 Side Event: Launch of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s report on Preliminary Examination Activities 2019
ASP18 Side Event: Launch of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s report on Preliminary Examination Activities 2019
ASP18 Side Event: The Politics of Peace: How ICC Intervention Impacts Accountability in Countries that Fail to Provide Justice to Victims
ASP18 Side Event: The Politics of Peace: How ICC Intervention Impacts Accountability in Countries that Fail to Provide Justice to Victims
ASP18 Side Event: Raising the Bar- Improving the Nomination and Election of Judges to the ICC
ASP18 Side Event: Raising the Bar- Improving the Nomination and Election of Judges to the ICC
ASP18 Side Event: Technology and 21st Century Fact-Finding: Setting & Standardizing Processes for International Criminal Investigations
ASP18 Side Event: Technology and 21st Century Fact-Finding: Setting & Standardizing Processes for International Criminal Investigations
ASP18 Side Event: Strengthening the ICC and the Rome Statute system: perspectives from Latin America and the Caribbean
ASP18 Side Event: Strengthening the ICC and the Rome Statute system: perspectives from Latin America and the Caribbean
ASP18 Side Event: Strengthening the ICC while Upholding its Independence and Safeguarding the Integrity of the Rome Statute
ASP18 Side Event: Strengthening the ICC while Upholding its Independence and Safeguarding the Integrity of the Rome Statute
ASP18 Side Event: ISIS Prosecutions: Putting Iraqi and Syrian Victims’ Rights First
ASP18 Side Event: ISIS Prosecutions: Putting Iraqi and Syrian Victims’ Rights First
ASP18 Side Event: Investigating and Prosecuting Ecocide. The Current and Future Role of the ICC.
ASP18 Side Event: Investigating and Prosecuting Ecocide. The Current and Future Role of the ICC.
ASP Side Event: Realizing Expeditious Criminal Proceedings
ASP Side Event: Realizing Expeditious Criminal Proceedings
ASP18 Side Event: It’s about time - Revisiting the timing and duration of decision-making at the International Criminal Court
ASP18 Side Event: It’s about time - Revisiting the timing and duration of decision-making at the International Criminal Court
ASP18 Side Event: The prosecution of economic and financial crimes: towards an extension of the ICC’s jurisdiction?
ASP18 Side Event: The prosecution of economic and financial crimes: towards an extension of the ICC’s jurisdiction?
ASP18 Side Event: State Cooperation and Respect for Human Rights – Finding Solutions in Cases of (Interim) Release
ASP18 Side Event: State Cooperation and Respect for Human Rights – Finding Solutions in Cases of (Interim) Release
ASP18 Side Event: Should the ICC open a preliminary examination in Mexico? Discussion about allegations of crimes against humanity in Mexico?
ASP18 Side Event: Should the ICC open a preliminary examination in Mexico? Discussion about allegations of crimes against humanity in Mexico?
ASP18 Side Event: A Civil Society Conversation on ICC Review: Towards a Victim-Centered Assessment of ICC Performance
ASP18 Side Event: A Civil Society Conversation on ICC Review: Towards a Victim-Centered Assessment of ICC Performance
ASP18 Side Event: The Future of International Criminal Justice and Africa: Strengthening the Role of the International Criminal Court in the African Region
ASP18 Side Event: The Future of International Criminal Justice and Africa: Strengthening the Role of the International Criminal Court in the African Region
ASP18 Side Event: The Hague Principles on Sexual Violence – Translating the lived experience of sexual violence survivors into law and policy
ASP18 Side Event: The Hague Principles on Sexual Violence – Translating the lived experience of sexual violence survivors into law and policy
ASP18 Side Event: Launch of the AFLA quarterly: Lessons from Gbagbo & Blé Goudé case and ICC Review
ASP18 Side Event: Launch of the AFLA quarterly: Lessons from Gbagbo & Blé Goudé case and ICC Review

ASP17

Assembly of States Parties 17th Session
Side Event – “Closing the impunity gap: a pragmatic approach to universal jurisdiction” (co-hosted by the Center for Justice and Accountability and Civitas Maxima))
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Side Event– Nigeria and the ICC: Addressing (Non) - Accountability (hosted by Amnesty International)
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Side Event – “The role of ICCBA in supporting and enhancing complementarity” (co-hosted by France, Senegal and the International Criminal Court Bar Association (ICCBA))
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Side Event – “Victims at the Heart of Justice: Reflections on Victims’ Participation at the ICC”
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Side Event – “Déclaration de Paris sur l’efficacité de la justice pénale internationale” (hosted by France)
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Side Event – “Documenting Conflict and Atrocity-Related Sexual Violence Crimes in CAR, Iraq, Myanmar and Sri Lanka"
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Side Event – “Realizing Victims’ Right to Reparation at the International Criminal Court”
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Tenth Plenary Meeting of the ASP17: Achievements and challenges regarding victims’ participation and legal representation after 20 years of the adoption of Rome Statute
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Side Event – “Victim Participation in the Transitional Justice Contexts” (co-hosted by the Netherlands, Avocats Sans Frontieres, Impunity Watch and Redress)
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Eleventh & Twelfth Plenary Meeting of the ASP17
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Day 7: Wednesday 12 December 2018 Thirteenth Plenary Meeting of the ASP17: Closing of the ASP
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Side Event – “Creative responses to International Criminal Justice - Complementarity and Capacity Building
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Side Event – “Justice, peace and security in Africa: deepening the role of the ICC (hosted by the Africa Network of International Criminal Justice)
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Side Event – “Towards accountability for the war crime of starvation in internal armed conflict” (co-hosted by Switzerland and the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law & Armed Conflict))
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Side Event – “Launch of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s report on Preliminary Examination Activities 2018”
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Side Event – “International Nuremberg Principles Academy: Islam and International Criminal Law and Justice” (co-hosted by Germany and International Nuremberg Principles Academy))
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Side Event – “Film screening: Peace Through Justice - The Legacy of Thomas Buergenthal (hosted by International Nuremberg Principles Academy)
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Side Event – “Ratification of the Rome Statute as an important step to combating impunity for grave crimes in Ukraine (hosted by Ukrainian Legal Advisory Group)
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Side Event – “Global Civil Society and European States: Advancing international justice in the 20 years to come”
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Ninth Plenary Meeting: Progress report by the Coordinators & Introduction of Draft Resolutions
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Eight Plenary Meeting: Consideration of the Budget and the Audit Reports
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Side Event –“Commemorating 20 years of the ICC in Africa through cartoons” (co-hosted by the United Kingdom and Journalist for Justice))
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Side Event –“From Impunity to Accountability? A New Transitional Justice Policy for Mexico
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Side Event – “10 Years After the War: Victims of the Georgia Situation” (co-hosted by Georgia, the Netherlands, and Justice International)
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Side Event – “El rol de América Latina y el Caribe ante la Corte Penal Internacional: contribución y compromisos a los 20 años de la adopción del Estatuto”
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Side Event – “Prosecution of War Crimes in Iraqi Kurdistan: the ISIS case and the Saddam Hussein” Case (hosted by the Kurdish National Coalition for the ICC)
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Informal Consultations of the Omnibus Resolution
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Side Event – “The case for survivor-centered justice: Policy issues and challenges” (hosted by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation)
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Side Event – “Presentation of a video documentary, “The Prosecutors”
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Side Event – “The Gbagbo-Blé Goudé and Jean-Pierre Bemba trials: crossviews and possible impacts on Côte d’Ivoire, the DRC and the CAR”
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Informal Consultations on the Omnibus Resolution 3
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Informal Consultations on the Omnibus Resolution 2
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Side Event – “Complementarity and Cooperation Revisited: What role for the ICC in supporting national and hybrid investigations and prosecutions?”
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Side Event – "Defining sexual violence, what makes sexual violence ‘sexual’?” (co-hosted by Australia, the United Kingdom and Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice))
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Side Event – “Challenges and Prospects on the ICC's Horizon: Afghanistan, Myanmar and More” (co- hosted by the American Bar Association and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH))
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Side Event - “Supporting reparative justice for victims in the Rome Statute system: what States Parties can do (more)” (co-hosted by Ireland, Uganda and the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV))
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Side Event - “Investigating International Crimes at the National Level: Realizing the Promise of Complementarity in the Gambia & the Case for Specialized Expertise”
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Side Event – “From Bemba to Rombhot: Reflections & Perspectives for the ICC in the Central African Republic” (hosted by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH))
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Side Event - “The ICC’s Jurisdiction Over the Crime of Aggression” (hosted by Liechtenstein))
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Fourth Plenary Meeting of the ASP17
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Third Plenary Meeting of the ASP17 - Day 2
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Side Events: 17th Assembly of State Parties | "Victims' Participation in ICC Proceedings: Examining the Role of Counsel”
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Side Event: 17th Assembly of State Parties | “Challenges and opportunities for the Universality of the Rome Statute system” (co-hosted by the Netherlands and Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA)))
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Side Events: 17th Assembly of State Parties | Investigating and Prosecuting for Sexual and Gender Based Crimes at the ICC and Beyond
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Side Events: 17th Assembly of States Parties | “Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute”
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Side Events: 17th Assembly of States Parties | “Lessons learned, fairness & access to justice in hybrid tribunals and specialized chambers”
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Side Events: 17th Assembly of States Parties | “The Initiative for a Multilateral Treaty for Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition for Domestic Prosecution of the Most Serious International Crimes”
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Second Plenary Meeting of the ASP17
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First Plenary Meeting of the ASP17
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ASP16

ASP15

Assembly of States Parties 15th Session
Tenth Plenary Meeting of the ASP15
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Side Event: Complementarity in Central and West-Africa (co-hosted by France, Senegal, International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and Amnesty International)
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Eleventh Plenary Meeting of the ASP15
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Side Event: Complementarity in Central and West-Africa (co-hosted by France, Senegal, International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and Amnesty International)
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Side Event: “An Introduction to the Bar Association: The New Voice for the Legal Profession”
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Side Event: Book Launch and Discussion “Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Deterrent Effect of International Criminal Tribunals”
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Side Event: “Climate justice” (co-hosted by the Republic of Vanuatu and the Institute for Environmental Security)
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Seventh Plenary Meeting of the ASP15
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Side Event: “The Future of the ICC: Facing the Challenges & Strengthening its Legitimacy”, organized by the Public International Law and Policy Group, and co-sponsored by The Netherlands
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Side Event: “Through the looking glass – imagining the future of international criminal justice” (hosted by the African Group for Justice and Accountability)
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Side Event: “The role of the ICC in Promoting Accountability for Crimes Committed in Ukraine” (co-hosted by the International Partnership for Human Rights and International Renaissance Foundation)
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Plenary Session on Budget
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Informal Consultations on the Omnibus Resolution
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Side Event: “Draft Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity” (hosted by the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Korea)
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Side Event: “Activation of the Kampala Amendments on the Crime of Aggression” (hosted by Liechtenstein)
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Side Event: “The Bemba Ruling and Beyond: Accountability for Sexual Violence at the ICC”
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Side Event: “International Criminal Liability for Spoken Word Alone: -
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ASP Briefings
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Side Event: “Justice in Kenya after the International Criminal Court” (hosted by OSJI and the International Commission of Jurists – Kenya (ICJ-Kenya)
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Side Event: “National Jurisdictions in the front line of fighting impunity” (hosted by the EU Network for investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes)
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Working Group on Amendments
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Sixth Plenary Meeting of the ASP15 – Open Bureau Meeting: “Relationship between Africa and the ICC: Resuming dialogue to win the fight against Impunity”
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Fifth Plenary Meeting of the ASP15
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Side Event: “Domestic Accountability for Crimes Against Humanity in Mexico” (hosted by Open Society Justice Initiative)
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Side Event: “Crimes against Humanity, Sex Crimes and Command Responsibility: Developments and Boundaries in Core International Crime Practice”
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Side Event: “Child Soldiers: Prevention and Accountability” (co-hosted by Canada, OTP, Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative and JRR)
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Side Event: “The Role of International Criminal Justice in the Fight Against Modern Slavery”
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Side Event: “Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia: A Discussion”
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Side Event: “ICC Prosecutor meets with civil society”
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Fourth Plenary Meeting of the ASP15
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