On 13 October 2026 a panel discussion will be held at FU Berlin on the topic of The Geneve Conventions of 1949 in light of updated commenatry by the ICRC: Current perspectives on their continuing relevance". The event is organized by FU Berlin, ICRC and the German Red Crodd (DRK). Prof. Dr. Heike Krieger, Prof. Dr. Andreas Zimmermann, Dr. Knut Dörmann and Dr. Anna Greipl will be speaking, Dr. Katja Schöberl will act as chair. You'll find further information and the possibility to sign up to the event here.
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Beitrag zum Völkermord-Verfahren vor dem OLG München
Der Beitrag “Völkerstrafverfahren zwischen Anspruch und Realität: Zur Wirkung des jüngsten Völkermord-Verfahrens vor dem OLG München für die Betroffenen” von Anna-Julia Egger (Uni Hamburg) und Sophie Konrad (Uni Potsdam) und ist auf dem Verfassungsblog erschienen. Der Text ist here .
Events
Conference "Criminal prosecution of war crimes: Germany's role in international criminal law"
The Evangelische Akademie Loccum will host a conference on "Strafrechtliche Verfolgung von Kriegsverbrechen: Deutschlands Rolle im Völkerstrafrecht“ (Criminal prosecution of war crimes: Germany's role in international criminal law) from 18th to 20th September 2026. You can find the conference program and register for the event here.
Publications
Monograph about crimes under international criminal law and their punishment
The monograph by Gerhard Hankel "Unter Waffen schweigen die Gesetze"? - Völkerrechtsverbrechen und ihre Ahndung" ("In times of war, the law falls silent"? - Cremes under international Criminal law and their punishment") has been published with the German Federal Agency for Civic Education.
More information can be found here.
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Konferenz „The Future of International Criminal Law“
On Friday, 10 July 2026, Kai Ambos and Svenja Raube are hosting the conference "The Future of International Criminal Law - with a special focus on the ICC" at the Institute for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice of Georg August University of Göttingen. The program as well as a possibility to sign up can be found here.
Publications
Special Issue of MschrKrim
A Special Issue of the Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, edited by Susanne Karstedt, Filip Vojta & Nandor Knust is dedicated to "Atrocity Crimes and International Criminal Justice: Linking the Past and Future". It contains various articles on criminological explanations for macro-criminality, international criminal justice investigations as well as the enforcement of international judgments and questions of compensation in transitional corporations. The issue can be found here .