For those of you interested in the globalization of criminal justice, you will not want to miss this year’s World Congress of the International Association of Penal Law which will be held in Istanbul, between 20 and 27 September 2009.
The International Association of Penal Law (the parent organization of this blog and the American National Section) is the oldest association of criminal law specialists in the world and the Congress is an opportunity to network with international experts, and to participate in writing and debate which contributes to the evolution of international law.Â
Some of the topics on the agenda are:
- Expanding forms of preparatory acts and participationÂ
- Financing of terrorism
- Special procedural measures and respect for human rights
- Universal jurisdiction
Here is the message from Jose Luis de la Cuesta, President of The International Association of Penal Law describing the Congress in greater detail:Â
The International Penal Law Congress constitutes, in fact, an excellent occasion to exchange experiences and to develop contacts. The resolutions discussed and approved by the Congress, since 1926, always had a great influence on the legislative development both at the national and international level. And that will be the case with regard the XVIIIth Congress, where the scientifique debates will be on four important challenges brought before the penal law and the criminal justice, through globalisation:
- The enlargement of the notions of preparatory acts and participation (Section I)
- The finance of terrorism (Section II)
- The special procedural measures and respect for human rights (Section III)
- The principle of universal jurisdiction (Section IV)
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