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The trial of an ISIS suspect in the Netherlands was broadcast at Soran University

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In continuation of the KCIL endeavors to cover a live broadcast of the trail case pertains to (Hasna. A), accused of enslaving two Yazidi women and membership in ISIS terrorist organization ISIS in the hearing proceedings at the Schiphol judicial building in the Hague. On October 17, 2024, the livestream of the hearing was shown to students at the College of Law at Soran University in collaboration with the Yazidi Legal Network, the Nuhanovic Foundation, and Soran University. Markedly, 37 law students get acquainted from watching the trial hearing process, allowing them to collect their notes and observations as a new learning experience. So far, they familiarized themselves with courts specialized in investigating international crimes.

The essence of this coverage stems from its educational approach aimed at acquainting law students in the KRI universities with international law, particularly international criminal law. This initiative pursuant to broaden Soran university law students’ perspective on international crimes and the hearing mechanisms at European countries for prosecution of international heinous crimes including ISIS perpetrators.

This activity is rooted in the memorandum of understanding signed between the KCIL and Soran University. This memorandum has catalyzed several activities by the KCIL for the Soran university. Most prominently, it facilitated the participation of Soran University's law students in the rule of Law summer camp for strengthening the role of law. This camp, which included students from four universities in the KRI, introduced them to the importance of the rule of law in crisis prevention from an international law perspective.

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