Kurdistan Center for International Law

A Kurdish-German center with focus on research of the Int Law. advocacy with legal analysis to promote the principles of IHRL, IHL and ICL in Kurdistan.

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

A new manual empowers Women of Faith in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to lead peace, justice & social cohesion efforts—bridging diverse faiths & communities through shared values of healing and justice.

#WomenOfFaith #Kurdistan #Peacebuilding

@trosfrihet

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

On Sept 16, @DuhokUniversity law students held a powerful panel on illegal migration via KCIL’s #CommunityParticipatoryapproach (CPA).

🎓 Over 150 attended to discuss legal, political & social impacts.

🎥 Watch Dr. Saadi Yahya’s lecture: https://t.co/ynSn4iompc

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

Article 51 of the UN Charter allows self-defense after an armed attack—but it’s not unlimited. Even in self-defense, IHL & IHRL apply to protect civilians and ensure accountability.

🎥 Watch our video: The balance between security & human rights.

@GermanyInKRI @das_ifa

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

🚨 Nuclear weapons don’t just kill—they violate international law.

❌ No distinction between civilians & combatants
❌ Long-term suffering & radioactive fallout
❌ Irreparable harm to human rights

#NuclearBan #HumanRights #IHL

@GermanyInKRI
@das_ifa

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

Interpreting Genocide Intent: The Gambia–Myanmar Case: https://t.co/3f9uzFFoWw

On May 16, 2025 @MohamedEBadar presented a 15-minute speech at a public seminar on genocide intent in the Gambia v. Myanmar case at the ICJ.

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

June 27–28 | The Kurdistan Center for International Law held a workshop in Chamchamal to raise awareness on Freedom of Religion and Belief among local lawyers.
@trosfrihet

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

Climate change isn't just about the environment — it's a human rights crisis.

In Iraq & Kurdistan:
💧 20,000+ displaced by water scarcity
🌾 60% of farmers produce less due to drought
🏠 92% of farmland under threat

@GermanyInKRI @das_ifa

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

KCIL Arranged a Rule of Law Camp for law students from Garmian, Raparin, Duhok & Kirkuk universities (July 27–31, 2025, Sulaimani). Part of the Justice Resilience Initiative in KRI, funded by @GermanyInKRI via @das_ifa

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

KCIL arranged a comprehensive Rule of Law Camp for law students from Garmian, Raparin, Duhok & Kirkuk universities on July 27–31, 2025, in Sulaimani. Part of the Justice Resilience Initiative in KRI, funded by @GermanyInKRI via @das_ifa
#RuleOfLaw #Kurdistan

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

KCIL thanks the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs for 3 years of partnership in promoting international humanitarian law and creating the Armed Conflict Manual for Peshmerga Forces. Featured in Peshmerga Magazine, Issue 46.

@KRG_MOPE
@GermanyInKRI
@das_ifa

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

KCIL has released a new policy brief on advancing accountability for ISIS crimes in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It calls for legal reform, specialized courts, and justice for victims—Also gender-based violence.

Read the brief: https://t.co/bKIiv0KpvQ

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

On July 2, 2025, KCIL submitted the draft “Combatting Anti-Discrimination and Hate Speech Law” to the IHRC in the KRI. the bill was shaped through legal workshops & will now move toward Parliament with IHRC support.

@GermanyInKRI
@das_ifa

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

The three Principles of freedom of religion and belief

New infographic video (Kurdish w/ English subtitles)
#HumanRights #FoRB #FreedomOfBelief #FreedomOfReligion #RightToBelieve

This project is funded by: @trosfrihet

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

Today marks 23 years since the Rome Statute empowered the ICC to pursue justice for the gravest crimes.

In the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, KCIL continues to bridge global justice and local law—training legal actors and enabling domestic accountability.
#ICC #RomeStatute23

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

ناوەند چاوپێكەوتنێكی لەگەل بەڕێز سایمۆن مینکس، ڕێكخەری ڕووبەرووبوونەوەی تاوانە نێودەوڵەتییەكانی دواكاریی گشتیی هۆڵەندا ئەنجام دا.
KCIL interviews Prosecutor Simon Minks, the Netherlands’ National Coordinating Advocate-General

@nlinkri

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

لەم بەستەرەوە دەتوانن بینەر و بیسەری وانەیەکی د. بەفراو ڕەئوف بن بە ناونیشانی (دەروازەیەک بۆ دادگای دادی نێودەوڵەتی): https://t.co/Dck6mKOxI2

An Introduction to the International courts of justice (ICJ)/ Dr. Bafraw Rauf Hama Yousf
@GermanyInKRI @das_ifa

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

On May 16, @PetrossianGur spoke at the “Prosecution of International Crimes” seminar by KCIL, on the #NagornoKarabakhConflict — covering #ECHR #ICJ #UniversalJurisdiction #PropertyRights & more.

Watch here: https://t.co/JcxQQiJMTY

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

Building justice from the ground up in KRI

22 lawyers joined our 2-day workshop in #Erbil on prosecuting war crimes & crimes against humanity.

Funded by @GermanyInKRI via @das_ifa

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

Today we reflect on the values that shape a better world: empathy, compassion & global solidarity.
At KCIL, we’re committed to justice & human rights for all.

Let’s build a world where everyone has a safe home.

#WorldRefugeeDay #HumanRights #Refugees #JusticeForAll

[Kurdistan Center for International Law @KC_InterLaw]

#Erbil & #Sulaymaniyah | May 2025

KCIL held 2-day workshops for Judges & Prosecutors on prosecuting international crimes, Funded by @GermanyInKRI via @das_ifa

Topics: #ICC, #JCE, war crimes & KRI law.