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Executive Programme in Criminology, Sentencing and Justice (Cambridge University)
The Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge offers a two-week executive programme designed for senior legal professionals, prosecutors, and policy-makers globally to engage with cutting-edge criminological research and its implications for criminal justice. Delivered by internationally recognised senior academics from the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford, the programme combines academic rigour with applied insight, equipping participants with the knowledge and critical insight to shape criminal justice systems for the future.
The programme draws on the Institute’s world-leading research expertise and incorporates input from the Legal Service Academy of the Attorney-General’s Chambers (Singapore), ensuring strong relevance for prosecutors and senior practitioners. Through interactive, small-group seminars, participants will examine contemporary challenges including sentencing policy, criminal investigations, predictive approaches to crime, and the use of artificial intelligence in criminal justice. The programme also provides a valuable opportunity to build an international professional network with peers working at the highest levels of legal practice.
On successful completion of the programme, participants will be awarded a Certificate of Completion from the University of Cambridge.
If any IAP member is interested in participating in the course, then full details can be found at https://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/executive-programme-criminology-sentencing-and-justice .
Interested participants must send an Expression of Interest (detailed in the link above) by 31 January 2026 to the address listed on the webpage.
Call for Speakers - Regional Conference - India
We are delighted to announce that the Call for Speakers is now open for the 12th IAP Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, hosted by the All India Prosecutors Association.
Location: Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, India
Dates: 11 – 13 March 2026
Theme: Transcending borders, securing justice: Prosecutorial responses to illegal immigration and cross-border crime in a globalised world
This conference will bring together prosecutors from across the Asia and Pacific region, along with colleagues from beyond, to engage in interactive discussions, expert panels, and shared learning experiences. Participants will have the opportunity to exchange insights, explore common challenges, and discover best practices within the prosecutorial community.
Please find the detailed Call for Speakers here. It outlines the overarching theme, sub-themes, and guidance for those wishing to submit proposals.
The conference is open to members of the Association. Non-IAP members may be invited to attend, subject to space availability and on the condition that they meet the criteria to be admitted to membership and on the expectation that they will join the IAP upon their attendance.
The conference website will be opened shortly!
The deadline for the Call for Speakers is Friday 23 January 2026.
We look forward to receiving your abstracts!
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IAP Newsletter - October 2025
The newsletter, which has been distributed quarterly since September 1997, informs Association members about recent developments, provides details and reports about its annual and regional conferences and other conferences and seminars and gives updates on the domestic affairs of the Association.
Edition 98 - October 2025
- Message from the IAP President
- Secretary-General’s Editorial
- Theme articles: The independence of prosecutors
- The 30th Annual Conference and General Meeting of the IAP, Singapore
- The 7th IAP North America and Caribbean Regional Conference, Cayman Islands
- The 12th IAP Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, India
- The 31st Annual Conference and General Meeting of the IAP, Saudi Arabia
- IAP-UNESCO Guidelines on digital evidence collection
- The IAP Cybercrime Specialist Network
- IAP visits
- Meeting between the IAP and the IAJ
- Message from the General Counsel
- Upcoming IAP Global Training Academy webinars
- Previous IAP Global Training Academy webinar recordings
- Call for newsletter articles and webinar topics
- Editorial Board and IAP staff and contact information
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Webinar: Tools for justice and accountability: Universal criminal jurisdiction over enforced disappearances
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute and the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, are hosting a webinar on:
Tools for justice and accountability: Universal criminal jurisdiction over enforced disappearances
Date: Monday 6 October 2025
Time: 13.00 – 14.00 (BST/UTC+1)
Please register here
Co-sponsored by: International Association of Judges; and International Bar Association’s Criminal Law Committee and Human Rights Law Committee
With a view to promoting justice and accountability for the international crime of enforced disappearance, this webinar aims to raise awareness and foster a shared understanding of the existing challenges, lessons learnt and good practices in investigating and prosecuting enforced disappearances under universal jurisdiction. In 2024, the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (UN WGEID) undertook a research study to assess the use of universal criminal jurisdiction in cases of enforced disappearance, analysing the applicable conceptual and legal frameworks (and, where appropriate, the loopholes therein), existing challenges, lessons learnt and good practices. The study will be presented in September 2025 at the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council. This webinar offers an opportunity to share the findings with the global legal profession.
The webinar is open to IAP members via the registration link above.
Basel Institute on Governance resources available to IAP members
The Basel Institute on Governance is a centre of competence that is dedicated to promoting good governance and countering corruption. Established in 2003 in Basel, Switzerland, the Institute works with partners worldwide to advance knowledge, practice and policy on anti-corruption, asset recovery and business integrity.
Resources from the Basel Institute on Governance are freely available to IAP members:
· The BaselLearn platform provides free courses on a range of anti-corruption and asset recovery topics;
· Basel Institute publications contains multiple freely-available publications
· Sign up for a free monthly newsletter here - Basel Institute on Governance
· Read their blog here - blog
Call for articles for the IAP newsletter - October edition - deadline 12 September
The next IAP newsletter will be published at the start of October 2025.
The theme for articles for the newsletter is the independence of prosecutors. If you would like to submit an article for inclusion in the newsletter, please note that the deadline for the submission of articles is Friday 12 September 2025 at gc@iap-association.org.
See Special Bulletin for more information here.
