In cooperation with the Kurdistan Bar association, The
KCIL has conducted a 2-day workshop for 22Lawyers (12 female &10 male) on 11-12 May,2025 in Erbil province, under the Justice Resilience
Initiative in the Kurdistan Region (KRI), This project is funded by the German
Ministry of Foreign Affairs via Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (IFA).
The workshop sessions on the first day were centered around prosecution and
investigation of international crimes at international and Iraqi legal system
levels, Individual criminal responsibility and Joint criminal enterprise (JCE),
pathways in prosecuting crime against humanity and war crimes. On the first
day, Dr. Parez Najmaddin Mantak, Member board at Kurdistan Bar Association,
highlighted that the Past legal challenges in the prosecution of international
crimes highlighted the urgent need to equip ourselves with developments in
international criminal law in order to effectively investigate and prosecute
these crimes.This efforts lays the groundworking for ensuring access to justice
for victims and upholding the rule of law during court proceedings involving
international crimes. Accordingly, The KCIL efforts have been portal knowledge
in equipping the Kurdistan lawyers to come familiar with the phases of
investigation and prosecution of international crimes.
As the second day commenced, an analytical summary of
the mechanisms of prosecution of international crimes investigated within the Iraqi legal system was
presented by Dr. Mohammed Elewa. In
the afternoon of the same day, the participating lawyers were introduced to the
procedures for investigating crimes against humanity in international criminal
law and specialized and international courts by Dr. Gurgen Petrosian. The concluding topic of the workshop was
presented by Dr. Sanar on Prosecute War Crimes within International
Humanitarian Law.