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
