On 28 January, 2025, in Erbil province, the KCIL team met with Mr. Firsat Ahmad, Minister of Justice of the Kurdistan Regional Government, and his accompanying advisor, Dr. Kermanj Osman, during an official meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, the KCIL executive director (Hawre Ahmad) highlighted the latest activities that the KCIL has carried out in terms of the domestication of international criminal law, fair trial principles, and the application of international law aspects in the prosecution of international crimes. He also referred to the bills prepared by the KCIL through its experts related to the issues of anti-discrimination and the prosecution of international crimes. Then, Dr. Hassan Hussein, a member of the KCIL Executive Board, briefly referred to the legislative guideline in the KRI as a new approach by the KCIL to support the Kurdistan Parliament and show new legislative horizons in this field. Furthermore, Dr. Shiraz Ibrahim, the KCIL executive Board Member, introduced the Manual on International Criminal Law as the KCIL’s new juncture to intellectually support members of the KRI judicial community, prosecutors, legal advisors, and lawyers in handling international criminal cases and filling the gap in the domestic legal system in the prosecution of international crimes.
Eventually, the Minister of Justice regarded the KCIL’s approach and its activities as essential endeavors that pave the way for the application of international criminal approaches in the KRI. He emphasized that the KCIL’s efforts would align with the horizons of the Ministry of Justice’s strategy, which includes incorporating international law studies and other legal issues. For this purpose, he reaffirmed the Ministry of Justice support for the KCIL in working together to provide more services to the KRI legal community and to envision justice for all through an international law perspective.