About

The Working Group on International Criminal Law was established in 2005.

It provides a forum for the exchange of ideas between German-speaking international criminal law experts from the fields of practice and academia.

The working group meets once a year (Chatham House rules). The working group currently has around 300 members from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

As of 1 June 2025, Prof. Dr. Julia Geneuss, LL.M. assumed the chairmanship.

coordination committee

Judge Prof. Dr. Kai Ambos
University of Göttingen and Kosovo Specialist Chambers, The Hague

Prof. Dr. Stefanie Bock
University of Marburg

Franziska C. Eckelmans
International Criminal Court, Den Haag

PräsBStGer Alberto Fabbri
Federal Criminal Court, Bellinzona

Prof. Dr. Julia Geneuss
University of Potsdam

Dr. Christoph Henrichs
Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, Berlin

Judge Claudia Höfer
Attorney General at the Federal Court of Justice, Karlsruhe, and International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, The Hague

Prof. Dr. Florian Jeßberger
Humboldt University of Berlin

Prof. Dr. Claus Kreß
University of Cologne

Prof. Dr. Stefan Oeter
University of Hamburg

Dr. Astrid Reisinger-Coracini
University of Salzburg

Dr. Michael Westland
Foreign Office, Berlin

Natalie von Wistinghausen
Lawyer in Berlin

Judge Stefan Waespi
Former Special Criminal Court of the Central African Republic, Bangui

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Werle
Humboldt University of Berlin