Solemn hearing

Photo of President Raimondi giving a speech

A solemn hearing took place at the Court on 27 January 2017, during which Guido Raimondi, President of the Court, and Silvia Alejandra Fernández de Gurmendi, President of the International Criminal Court, addressed an audience of about 350, including many representatives of the judicial world and local and national authorities.

 Speech by President Guido Raimondi

 Speech by Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi

Video of the ceremony: Original language - English - French

Seminar

Photo of President Raimondi giving a speech

To mark the opening of the judicial year 2017, some 300 senior judicial figures from across Europe took part in a seminar on "Non-refoulement as a principle of international law and the role of the judiciary in its implementation".

 Proceedings of the seminar

 Background paper

Video of the opening of the seminar: Original language - English - French

Video Workshop 1: Original language - English - French

Video Workshop 2: Original language

Video of the concluding session: Original language - English - French

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