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Accessibility & LanguageInternational Criminal Court Summer School
International Criminal Court Summer School
8–11 June 2026
The 26th annual Summer School on the International Criminal Court which will be hosted online by the Irish Centre for Human Rights takes place from 8-11 June 2026. This is the premier summer school specialising on the International Criminal Court. Participants follow a series of lectures given by leading academics, as well as by legal professionals, including those working at the International Criminal Court. The interactive and stimulating course is particularly suited to postgraduate students, legal professionals, scholars and those working for non-governmental and intergovernmental organisation. Participants will gain knowledge of the Court’s structures and operations, its jurisdiction and applicable laws. Lectures will address the core crimes, including of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and aggression, the exercise of the Court’s jurisdiction, defences, procedure and evidence and the participation of victims in proceedings.
Next year’s Summer School on the International Criminal Court will take place online. The programme for the Summer School will be confirmed shortly.
Registration will open in January 2026.
For updates, follow us on Bluesky @iccsummerschool.bsky.social
Megan Fairlie Scholarships for the Summer School on the International Criminal Court
The Irish Centre for Human Rights is pleased to offer the Megan Fairlie Scholarships for the Summer School on the International Criminal Court taking place at University of Galway from 8-11 June 2026. Megan was a long-serving contributor to the Summer School and a regular speaker at the event over many years. The scholarships are in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the field.
The scholarships are aimed at supporting participation in the Summer School on the International Criminal Court, particularly by postgraduate students and practitioners from the Global South.
Applications for the scholarship will open shortly.
If you have any further queries, please contact us at humanrights@universityofgalway.ie
