Conclusions of the 31st Genocide Network meeting, 6-7 April 2022

03 May 2022|PUBLICATION

Second hybrid meeting (in person and via videoconference)
Exchanges on the notion and use of structural investigations in core international crimes cases and lessons learned from the Koblenz trial
Presentation of the advantages and value of structural investigations for core international crime/universal jurisdiction cases in the national practice of Member and Observer States
Perspective of the UN International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria (IIIM) on the concept of structural investigation and related challenges
Highlights of the verdict of the Koblenz trial, from the ‘Caesar files’ investigation to procedural obstacles, challenges, forensic analysis as well as financial, legal and judicial support granted by Eurojust in relation to joint investigation team
Civil society perspectives on the Koblenz trial and support provided by civil society actors to the investigation, victims and witnesses
Hope for justice and accountability amongst victims and the Syrian community
Update on the Initiative for a new Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition for domestic prosecution of the most serious international crimes
Update on activities presented by the Exclusion Network of the EU Asylum Agency

European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation