The KCIL has arranged a rule of law camp for law students from Garmian, Raparin, Duhok and Kirkuk universities on 27-31 July 2025 in Sulaimani 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).

Kicking off the first day, the participants were introduced to a brief on the KCIL efforts in supporting the legal community in the KRI to prosecution of international crimes, and increasing rule of law in crisis prevention. Subsequently, Dr. Tawana Abdulrahman, the KCIL executive board member, delivered an introductory session on international criminal law. Then, two lectures were delivered on the dimensions of implementing international criminal law in Iraq and terrorism law in the KRI, presented by the judges, Judge Rizgar Amin and Dr. Sardar Ali Aziz.  Furthermore, on the second day, Dr. Mohammed Nasih introduced the participants to the role of memory in preventing the repetition of international crimes. Then, during a scientific trip to the Amna Suraka Museum, the students had a closer look at the archive of international crimes committed against the Kurdish nation in the Kurdistan Region by the former Iraqi regime. The final session of this day was the introduction of International Humanitarian Law, presented by Hoshyar Mustafa, Director of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Sulaimani Province.
At day three’s outset, Hawre Ahmad, the KCIL Executive Director, delivered a session on the crime of genocide in international criminal law. Upon resumption from the break, the students were introduced to crimes against humanity and the pursuit of justice through international criminal law, which was presented by Dr. Awara Hussein and Dr. Bafraw Rauf from Halabja University. In addition, on the fourth day of the school, Dr. Ibad Ibrahim presented a session on types of war crimes in international humanitarian law. Then, Mr. Hassan Jamil gave an extensive discussion on the importance of compensation for victims as part of international criminal justice. The last activity of the students on this day was analyzing several case studies related to the investigation and prosecution of international crimes within national and international courts.
On the camp’s last day, Dr. Sarkawt Jalil introduced the participating students to the hatespeech issue in the crime of genocide. After the theoretical topics, the participating students were divided into several groups, each of which presented their initiatives to solve the problems, as they see in their communities through the KCIL, the framework of the participatory grant-making (PGM) program.