Second MIP ICC Moot Workshop Trains Sarajevo Law Students in Advocacy

Today, the Mechanism Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP) hosted an online training for law students from the University of Sarajevo, and alumni of the Inter-University Video Lecture Programme. The event focused on enhancing participants' understanding of international criminal law, with particular emphasis on the legacy of the ICTY and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism).

The training was tailored to support students preparing for the 2025 ICC Moot Court Competition, while also helping alumni further develop their legal advocacy skills. Leading the session was Ms. Laurel Baig, Senior Appeals Counsel in the Office of the Prosecutor. Drawing on her experience with ICTY cases, she provided practical guidance on oral pleadings and courtroom advocacy. This was the second event in the ongoing workshop series.

The workshops expand on the Inter-University Video Lecture Programme and its series International Law and Facts Established before the ICTY, which connects students across the region and explores the Tribunal’s jurisprudence and lasting impact.

Since 2019, the programme has engaged over 600 postgraduate students from 14 law faculties and one political science faculty in the former Yugoslavia. Beyond deepening legal knowledge, it encourages regional dialogue and cooperation among future legal professionals.

Funded by the European Union, the Inter-University Video Lecture Programme is part of the wider MIP, which works to raise awareness of crimes committed during the 1990s conflicts, using the judicial findings of the ICTY and the Mechanism as a foundation.