CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH CRIMINAL LAW & SECURITY STUDIES

tenth edition titled

"Innocence Projects and Human Rights" 

4th ADRIATIC MOOT COURT COMPETITION

Dubrovnik, Croatia, 11-17 March 2018
 

 

Sunday, March 11

Arrival of participants

 

Monday, March 12

09.30 - 10.30 IUC Registration

10.30 - 11.15 Welcome and Introduction: Davor Derenčinović (University of Zagreb, Croatia)

11.15 - 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 - 12.00 Richard Farkas (De Paul University, Chicago): The Political Fallout from Innocence Projects

12.00 - 12.30 Hans-Jörg Albrecht (Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Germany): Wrongful convictions - causes, consequences, remedies

12.30 – 13.00 Discussion

13.00 - 13.30 IUC Reception

13.30 - 14.30 Lunch break 

14.30 - 15.30 Steven Becker (Law Office, United States of America): Introduction to the Moot Court Case

15:30 - Dubrovnik Sightseeing

 

Tuesday, March 13

10.00 - 10.30 Davor Derenčinović, Sunčana Roksandić Vidlička, Marta Dragičević Prtenjača (University of Zagreb, Croatia): Innocence Projects and Subsequent DNA Testing in Croatia: A Possible Reality or an Unattainable Desire

10:30 – 10:45 Discussion

10,45 - 11,15 Dragan Primorac (Pennsylvania State University / University of New Haven): The future of forensic genetics

11:15 – 11:30 Discussion

11.30 - 11.45 Coffee break

11. 45 - 12.15 Besa Arifi (South East European University): The importance of innocence projects in Macedonia in regard to solving the problem of politically motivated trials

12.15 - 12.30 Discussion

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch break

14.00 - 14.15 Andrej Bozinovski: Implications of the Plea Bargain Procedure and Conviction of Innocents in the Criminal Justice System of Macedonia 

14.15 - 14.30 Lara Šolić and Ana Marušić: Compensation of Wrongful Arrest in the Criminal Justice System of Iran

14.30 - 14.45 Amet Ismani: "Sopoty Case"

14.45 - 15.00 Diana Cachey: Transitional Justice in Kosovo

15.00 - 15.30 Discussion

 

 

Wednesday, March 14

10.00 - 10.30 Martina Cagossi (University of Rome III, Italy): The Italy Innocence Project and wrongful conviction: National framework and European perspective

10:30 – 10:45 Discussion

10,45 - 11,15 Ola Hermann Laurell (Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, GRETA): Acquittal after final force in Swedish Criminal Justice

11:15 – 11:30 Discussion

11.30 - 11.45 Coffee break

11. 45 - 12.15 Michael Kilchling (Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Germany): Standards of compensation for undue detention in Europe

12.15 - 12.30 Discussion

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch break

 14.00 - 18.00 Moot Court Team Preparations

 

Thursday, March 15

10.00 - 10.30 Brian Howe (University of Cincinnati, USA): Ohio Innocence Project

10:30 – 10:45 Discussion

10.45 - 11.15 Steven Becker (Law Office, United States of America): Post-Conviction DNA Testing, Actual Innocence, and Cold Cases

11:15 – 11:30 Discussion

11.30 - 11.45 Coffee break

11. 45 - 12.15 Aleksandar Marsavelski (University of Zagreb, Croatia): Political Trials against Political Parties

12.15 - 12.30 Discussion

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch break

14.00 - 15.45 Moot Court Competition

15.45 - 16.00 Coffe Break

16.00 - 17.45 Moot Court Competition

 

Friday, March 16

09.00 - 09.30 Xhemali Saiti (Macedonian Association of Judges / Supreme Court of Macedonia): Wrongful Conviction in Macedonia

09.30 – 09.45 Discussion

09.45 - 10.15 Jamshid Gholamloo (University of Tehran, Iran): Wrongful conviction in the criminal justice system of Iran

10.15 – 10.30 Discussion

10.30 - 10.45 Coffee break

10.45 - 12.30 Moot Court Competition - Final

12.30 - 13.00 Aleksandar Marsavelski (University of Zagreb, Croatia): Course Conclusions

13:00 - 13:30 Distribution of Certificates

 

Saturday, March 17

Departure of participants