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The KCIL conducted a two-day workshop for judicial council and general prosecutor in Erbil province:

On 9-10 May 2025, The KCIL arranged a 2-day workshop for the Judges and General Prosecutors in Erbil province regarding prosecution of international crimes. 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 commenced with A short overview of the KCIL initiatives with the Judicial Council and General Prosecutor, including past and current projects by Hawre Ahamad, the KCIL executive director. At the beginning of the first day, Professor Dr. Mohammed Rashid introduced the participants to the Central Guide to International Criminal Law and the stages of trial within the International Criminal Court. Following this, Ms. Gabriela Radu presented a paper on the contemporary dimensions of prosecuting international crimes. The final session of the first day focused on individual and joint criminal responsibility (JCE) by Dr. Gurgen Petrossian. In the second day of the workshop for the KRI Judges and general Prosecutors, participants were familiarised with prosecution of international crimes, prosecution of war crimes, State liabilities under Geneva Convention, and role of Judges in deliberating the aspects of the Genocide crime and crime against hummaity through taking insights from Rome Statute and last developments regarding accountability of international crimes at the State and individual levels. Respectively, In the margins of the sessions, The KCIL and participants were discussed around lobbying and advocacy pathways in the enactment of the KCIL drafted bill on combating and prosecuting international crimes in the KRI within the Kurdistan parliament, and application mechanisms within the KRI courts.