Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda, currently serving in the Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court, at the invitation of Associate Professor Zhang Hong, Associate Dean of the Law School of Beijing Normal University, brought 6 sessions of law for the period from December 15, 2013 to December 27, 2013. Special lectures on the subject of international criminal law.
Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda has obtained undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees in law in Chile, Greece, Japan, and the United Kingdom, and has published several articles in international journals in Spanish and English. Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda has worked at the law firm Rafael Camposano Enríquez and the Münzenmayer Asesorías SA law firm in Concepcion, Chile, and as a researcher at Queen's University and the University of Trento.
Lecture 1: The establishment of the International Criminal Court
Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda’s first lecture was successfully held at 18:00-21:00 on the evening of December 16th at the main building 1824, with the theme “The path towards the establishment of the International Criminal Court”. ". The lecture was hosted by Guo Jing, a member of the School of Criminal Law Science and Law School, and made a wonderful comment, attracting more than 30 students from both schools of law and science to attend the lecture.
In the first half of the lecture, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda explained the evolution of international criminal law, the history of the drafting of the Rome Statute and the three parts of the opposition of the International Criminal Court. In the second half, she showed the film "The Reckoning" for everyone to understand the characters and stories of the International Criminal Court.
Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda, referring to the evolution of international criminal law, referred to international criminal law as an international rule prohibiting international crimes and criminal liability for offenders, as well as procedures in international courts. At the same time, international criminal law stems from and constantly summarizes the use of international humanitarian law, human rights law and criminal laws of various countries. The International Criminal Court is the first permanent public institution based on international treaties, with the jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute individuals involved in serious international criminal offences. Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda then briefly introduced international humanitarian law and human rights law and explained in detail the development of international criminal law. Among them, when introducing the development process of international criminal law, several famous international wars were used as clues, such as the two world wars, the Yugoslav war, and introduced two major obstacles in the development of international criminal law. Later, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda gave a detailed account of the drafting history of the Rome Statute. The Rome Statute was established in Rome on July 17, 1998 and entered into force on July 1, 2002. In the final stage of the presentation, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda mentioned that despite the broad support of the International Criminal Court around the world, it is still a long way to go before every country recognizes it. Among them, the world's major countries including the United States, China, and Russia have not yet joined the International Criminal Court. Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda highlighted the attitudes and views of the United States and China on the International Criminal Court. She also discussed with the students and teachers of the reason why China did not join the International Criminal Court. She hoped that China would soon join the International Criminal Court.
After the presentation, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda presented the film "The Reckoning", which vividly reminded the teachers and students present to understand the characters and stories of the International Criminal Court. At this point, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda’s first lecture was successfully completed, and the next lecture was a wonderful start!
Lecture 2: The Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court and its initiation procedures
Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda’s second lecture was held on the evening of December 18th at 18:00-21:00 in Jiao 7 206 with the theme “Jurisdiction and Triggering Mechanisms”. The lecture was hosted by Guo Jing, a member of the School of Criminal Law Science and Law School, and made a wonderful comment, attracting more than 30 students from both schools of law and science to attend the lecture.
Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda mainly explained the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court and its initiation process.
The jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court is mainly explained in terms of jurisdictional crimes, time effectiveness, jurisdiction, and jurisdiction. It is stipulated in Chapters 5, 11, 12 (2) (a) and 12 (2) (b) of the Rome Statute. Jurisdictional crimes currently only govern the most serious four categories of international crimes. They exercise jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression. In terms of time effectiveness, jurisdiction does not have retroactive effect, and no one assumes criminal responsibility under the Statute for criminal acts that occurred prior to the entry into force of the Rome Statute. The jurisdiction is limited to crimes committed within the territory of the State Party and is limited to individuals who are at least 18 years of age.
The initiation process can be carried out in three ways: the allegations filed by the UN Security Council; the allegations of the State party: the country where the crime occurred, the country where the crime was committed, the country of nationality of the suspect, and the country of nationality of the victim may be brought to the Prosecutor for any criminal situation under the jurisdiction of the court. Investigations to determine whether a particular individual is guilty of an alleged crime, the prosecutor can automatically initiate an investigation based on information on crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, and the International Criminal Court judge can also file charges.
Finally, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda conducted a case study of a series of domestic crimes against humanity and genocide, such as Darfur, Congo, Libya, Kenya, and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, which deepened the practical operation of the International Criminal Court. Understanding.
Lecture 3: Admissibility and Challenges of International Criminal Court Cases
On the evening of December 20, 2013 at 18:00z in the main building 1824, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda gave a wonderful lecture on the theme “ICC's Admissibility and its Challenges”. Professor Wang Xiumei, Director of the Department of International Exchange and Cooperation of Beijing Normal University, and the School of Law Science and Law, presided over the lecture. Guo Jing, a member of the School of Criminal Law Science and Law, and the students of the School of Law and Law actively participated in the lecture.
Before the lecture, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda patiently answered the questions raised by her classmates, and together with Professor Wang Xiumei, encouraged the students to actively participate in the internship, dare to try and dare to fail.
After the official start of the lecture, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda first gave a vivid explanation of the two issues raised by Professor Wang Xiumei on universal jurisdiction and emphasized that “judicial justice is of great importance”. The International Criminal Court needs to consider three conditions for handling cases: whether it is within the jurisdiction of the ICC, whether it is admissible and whether it is considered necessary. Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda, in the case of Congo and Uganda, explains how admissibility is. Being challenged. Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda's easy-to-understand case list and humorous explanation styles allow the teachers and students to have a good understanding of the issues handled by the International Criminal Court in the case of a limited time.
The lecture lasted for two hours. After the lecture, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda patiently answered the questions raised by the students and wished the students more benefits in the future series of lectures!
Lecture 4: Cases and situations in court and the model of criminal responsibility under the Rome Statute
At 18:00 on December 23, 2013, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda brought the theme “Situations and Cases before the Court and Modes of Criminal Liability under the Rome Statute” in the back main building 1922 (Case in the court, case and Rome Statute) A wonderful lecture on the model of criminal responsibility). This lecture was hosted by Guo Jing, a member of the School of Criminal Law Science and Law School, and made a wonderful comment, attracting more than 30 students from both schools of law and science to attend the lecture.
After the lecture, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda once again sorted out the three conditions for the International Criminal Court to handle the case: whether it is within the jurisdiction of the ICC, whether it is admissible and whether it is considered necessary, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda uses the case as a classmate. It is analyzed that the crime of genocide involved in civil strife in the Sudan is within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. Ms. Ania's easy-to-understand case list and humorous explanation style gave the students a good understanding of the series of issues in the handling of the case by the International Criminal Court in a limited time.
The lecture was held for an hour and a half. After the lecture, Ms. Ania also broadcasted a well-prepared video of the relevant cases involving the criminal court for the students, which was well received by the students.
Lecture 5: The establishment process and main features of the International Criminal Court
On December 24, 2013 at 9:00 am in the main building 1824, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda gave a wonderful lecture on the theme “The path towards its establishment and its main features”. The lecture was hosted by Guo Jing, a member of the School of Criminal Law Science and Law School, and made a wonderful comment, attracting more than 30 students from both schools of law and science to attend the lecture.
Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda mainly explained from the history of the development of international criminal law, the history of the drafting of the Rome Statute, and the introduction of the International Criminal Court.
Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda first reviewed the history of the development of international criminal law after the First World War, the Second World War and the Cold War. On October 31, 1943, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union issued the "Moscow Declaration", proposing the requirements for trial and urban development. The European International Military Tribunal and the Far Eastern International Military Tribunal awakened the trial of war criminals who committed the most devastating peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity, and promoted the development of substantive law norms and procedural norms in international criminal law. In 1950, the United Nations International Law Commission compiled the seven principles contained in the charter and judgment of the International Military Tribunal of Nuremberg and Tokyo in accordance with the resolution of the UN General Assembly. Next, Ania vividly and detailedly reviewed the history of the Rome Statute and the development history of the International Criminal Court. For those who have just come into contact with international criminal law, this course has greatly stimulated their interest and inspired their development of international criminal law. Thinking. The close contact with the staff of the International Criminal Court allowed them to cherish the opportunity of such lectures. The atmosphere of the questions on the spot was very warm. In such interaction, the students benefited a lot.
Lecture 6: International Criminal Court: Individual Criminal Liability
At 9:00 am on December 27, 2013, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda came to the lecture hall of the 1824 Gao Mingzhen in the main building, bringing the theme to the teachers and students of the Faculty of Law: “The International Criminal Court: A review of its first decade of existence (International Criminal Court: Individual Criminal Responsibility)" wonderful lecture. This lecture was hosted by Guo Jing, a member of the School of Criminal Law Science and Law School, and made a wonderful comment, attracting more than 20 students from both schools of law and science to attend the lecture.
Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda first reviewed the nature and history of the International Criminal Court, a permanent international body with jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute the most serious crimes of international concern, complementing the State Judicial power, independent of the United Nations, was established in Rome on July 17, 1998 at the United Nations Diplomatic Conference. Next, the trigger mechanism of the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court is introduced. Finally, the scope of the admissibility of the International Criminal Court, the source of the judges and the distribution system, and the entire trial process are detailed.
During the lecture, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda interacted well with the teachers and students present and answered in detail some questions from the teachers and students present. After the explanation, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda expressed her recognition of Beijing Normal University and teachers and students, accepted the lecture poster as a commemoration, and took a photo with the teachers and students.
So far, Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda's six lectures at the Law School of Beijing Normal University have come to a successful conclusion. We look forward to Ms. Ania Salinas Cerda's opportunity to come back to the law school to give us a wonderful lecture.
