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It is our pleasure to invite you to a 2-day Scientific Evidence on Climate Change Clinic in Africa Conference hosted by the Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (CILPA), on 10 and 11 February 2025 at the Ramada by Wyndham Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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There has been a significant rise in climate change litigation over the last decade. The recent advisory opinion proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), as well as the request for an advisory opinion before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights are judicial proceedings with potentially far-reaching implications towards the obligations of states in connection with climate change.
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Having operated internationally for three years, CILPA was proud to announce the official opening of its own offices in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on 6 March 2024 from 9:00 to 13:00 at 1 Abib Drive, SS Camp, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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The Residual Special Court of Sierra Leone (RSCSL) in collaboration with multiple partners, including the Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (CILPA) hosted a Legacy Conference at their premises in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on the 27th and 28th of February 2024.
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The Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (CILPA), in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, had the honor to host a side event to the twenty-second session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on “Bringing the African Perspective to the ICC Reform Discussion” on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 13:15, at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York.
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The Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (CILPA), in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Mexico and Sierra Leone to the United Nations in New York, invited State delegations to an interactive dialogue on Strengthening the Engagement of Global South States with the Work of the International Law Commission on the margins of the International Law Week in New York, on Monday, 30th October 2023, starting at 3:00 PM in Room E.
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The FIU College of Law (“FIU Law”), together with the Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (“CILPA”), convened a two-day symposium in Miami, Florida on Friday/Saturday November 4 and 5, 2022 to discuss the current and future work of the International Law Commission.
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The Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (CILPA), in collaboration with the Office of Legal Counsel of the African Union Commission, hosted an interactive dialogue exploring the Role of Regional and International Codification Bodies in the Development of International Law. The interactive dialogue was hosted at the AU Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations, New York, and on Zoom, on 26 October 2022, on the margins of the UN General Assembly’s Sixth Committee.
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The Center for International Law and Policy in Africa and the International Bar Association convened an interactive dialogue, hosted by Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, on Universal Criminal Jurisdiction: A Key Tool in the Fight for Atrocity Crimes in Ukraine and Beyond? The discussion, as a side event for the 2022 International Law Week, centered around the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and reflected a range of perspectives from academia, State representatives, experts from the International Law Commission and global civil society.
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CILPA, with the co-sponsorship of the American Society of International Law and the International Nuremberg Principles Academy, convened a roundtable discussion on Africa, the Ukraine crisis and international law.
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The Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (CILPA) and the University of Makeni convened a symposium at Radisson Blu Hotel Mammy Yoko Hotel, Freetown, on the review of Sierra Leone by the United Nations Human Rights Council.
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On 16 January 2002, the United Nations and the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone signed an historic agreement providing for the establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). This happened two days before the burning of arms on 18 January, to mark the end of the 11-year armed conflict. The mandate of the SCSL was to prosecute those persons bearing greatest responsibility for war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious violations of international humanitarian law as well Sierra Leonean law committed during the conflict in Sierra Leone after 30 November 1996.
View eventThe Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (CILPA), with the co-sponsorship of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) and the International Nuremberg Principles Academy (INPA) hosted a roundtable discussion exploring the International Criminal Court’s ongoing review and reform process.
View eventThe Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which entered into force in July 2002, established the world’s only permanent international penal tribunal. The ICC is mandated to step in to assist States Parties when they are unwilling and or unable to investigate and prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
View eventThe term of the current ICC Prosecutor, Ms. Fatou Bensouda (The Gambia), will end in June 2021. In February 2021, the ICC Assembly of States Parties (ASP) elected Mr. Karim Khan (U.K.) to replace her. The election of a new ICC Prosecutor, by an absolute majority of the ICC States Parties, is an opportunity to look back on what has been accomplished by the OTP under Prosecutor Bensouda’s term.
View eventThe nine-year term of the current International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, ended in June 2021. In February 2021, the ICC Assembly of States Parties (ASP) elected Mr. Karim Khan to replace her. The election of a new ICC chief prosecutor was the culmination of a process that began in April 2019, when the Bureau of the ASP adopted terms of reference for a Committee on the Election of the Prosecutor (CEP). The CEP was supported by an independent Panel of Experts (PoE).
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The Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (CILPA) and the Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA) co-hosted this workshop on Sierra Leone’s landmark accession to the New York Convention, as the first event in a series of International Law Discussions.
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CILPA’s inaugural symposium and conference in Freetown examined the legal legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and introduced CILPA to the local legal community.
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