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22-03-2018

International criminal law instruments for prosecution of war crimes cases within Kosovo jurisdiction – a practical approach

On 21-22 March 2018, the Academy of Justice in cooperation with EULEX conducted training on: “International criminal law instruments for prosecution of war crime cases within Kosovo jurisdiction – a practical approach”.

The purpose of this training was to advance the professional knowledge of the participants to understand the available international and domestic legal instruments dealing with the investigation and prosecution of various war crimes offenses.

This training focused on the practical search tools that are applicable in the jurisprudence of international criminal law relating to the judicial practice of the International Tribunal judgments.

Special attention was paid to the notion of joint criminal actions, co-perpetration, assistance, orders, including command responsibility in international criminal law. In addition, was also discussed the legal basis for applying the theories and practice of international criminal law within the jurisdiction of Kosovo when dealing with war crimes that took place in Kosovo.

Beneficiaries of this training were judges from the Court of Appeal, prosecutors from the Special Prosecution Office, judges and prosecutors of the basic level.

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