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Workshop for legal professionals on advocacy skills in war crimes cases

Workshop

Date:
Location:
Belgrade
Organized by:
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia
Source:
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Serbia
Fields of work:
Rule of law

About

This workshop for judges, prosecutors and defence counsel will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss with, and learn from experienced practitioners on how to effectively adjudicate war crimes cases in Serbia.

The workshop will bring together 23 participants with the aim of furthering their understanding of international humanitarian and criminal law, the elements of war crimes and modes of liability, as well as procedural questions related to the application of the new Serbian Criminal Procedure Code. The sessions will be led by Judge Siniša Važić from the Belgrade Court of Appeal, Judge Wolfgang Schomburg, a former international tribunal judge responsible for adjudicating war crimes cases, and defence counsel Novak Lukić, specialized in the litigation of complex war crimes cases before international courts.

This meeting is the seventh activity organized this year as part of the second phase of the OSCE/ODIHR War Crimes Justice Project, which aims to build the capacity and reinforce the professional ties of justice actors handling war crimes cases in the region.

Resources

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ODIHR's work in promoting the rule of law
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OSCE Mission to Serbia

Contact

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

Ul. Miodowa 10
00-251 Warsaw
Poland

Phone: +48 22 520 06 00
Email: office@odihr.pl

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