Monday, 29 – Tuesday, 30 May 2017 Judicial Training Institute / Institut de Formation Judiciaire (IGO-IFJ)
Avenue Louise 54, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
EJTN CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING GATHERING AND ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE
IN TERRORISM CASES: CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES
[CR/2017/04]
With financial support from the Justice Programme of the European Union
Specialised day-and-a-half training focused on the practical evidentiary challenges involved in the investigation, prosecution and trial of terrorism cases. This training will gather judges and prosecutors from different EU Member States to exchange views and best practices on the treatment of terrorism cases, the gathering and use of evidence from third States and conflict zones, the use of intelligence as evidence, and the use of evidence from social media and other online platforms. Participants will be divided into breakout groups to discuss practical cases and investigative approaches to complex files. Through plenary and
roundtable discussions, practitioners will exchange views with other experts in this field and share their own national experience in dealing with foreign fighters and home-grown terrorism. Supporting lectures will offer an overview of the most recent legal developments in the field of counter-terrorism, including the new EU Directive on combating terrorism, the role of judicial cooperation in tackling terrorism, and the support offered by EU institutions and agencies therein.
MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
Moderator: Rainer HORNUNG Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Lörrach Prosecution Office, Germany
8.30-09.00 Welcome coffee and registration of the participants
09.00-09.15 Welcome Words
Raf VAN RANSBEECK Director, Judicial Training Institute, Belgium (IGO-IFJ)
Rainer HORNUNG Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Lörrach Prosecution Office, Germany
09.15-09.30 Presentation of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN): Projects and Programmes
Teresa CABRITA Senior Project Manager, EJTN Secretariat
09.30-11.00
Roundtable: Participants’ Experience in the Treatment of Terrorism Cases
Open Debate and Discussion
Participants, Moderator and Speakers
Jeroen BLOMSMA Policy Officer, Counter-Terrorism Unit, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission, Brussels
Lars OTTE Senior Prosecutor, Federal Prosecutor General’s Office, Karlsruhe
HH Judge Michael TOPOLSKI QC Who sits at The Central Criminal Court (The Old Bailey), London
Frédéric VAN LEEUW Federal Prosecutor, Federal Prosecutor’s Office, Brussels
11.00-11.30 Group Photo & Coffee Break
11.30-12.45
Micro Financing of Terrorism: Detecting Structures (Indirectly) Supporting Terrorism (in Social Security, Private Enterprise, etc.) Q&A and Discussion
Frédéric VAN LEEUW Federal Prosecutor, Federal
Prosecutor’s Office, Brussels
12.45-13.45 Lunch Break
13.45-14.30 Sentencing in Terrorism Cases Q&A and Discussion
HH Judge Michael TOPOLSKI QC Who sits at The Central Criminal Court (The Old Bailey), London
14.30-15.30 Cyber Jihad and Gathering Evidence in Cyber Space Q&A and Discussion
Lars OTTE Senior Prosecutor, Federal Prosecutor General’s Office, Karlsruhe
15.30-16.00 Coffee Break
16.00-17.30
Workshop Sessions
Group 1: The Admissibility of Evidence Gathered Abroad
Group 2: Disclosure of Sensitive Evidence
Moderators:
Lars OTTE Senior Prosecutor, Federal Prosecutor General’s Office, Karlsruhe
HH Judge Michael TOPOLSKI QC Who sits at The Central Criminal Court (The Old Bailey), London
17.30 Suspension of the Works
19.30 Dinner at ‘La Rose Blanche’, Grand Place 11 - 1000 Brussels (Optional meeting point - 19.00 @ IGO-IFJ)
PROGRAMME
TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
Moderator: Rainer HORNUNG Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Lörrach Prosecution Office, Germany
8.45-09.00 Arrival and registration of the participants
9.00-10.00 Rendition of the Results of the Workshops Rapporteurs and Workshop Moderators
10.00-10.45 Latest Developments at the EU Level in Countering Terrorism
Jeroen BLOMSMA Policy Officer, Counter-Terrorism Unit, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission, Brussels
10.45-11.15 Coffee break
11.15-12.30 Panel Discussion: Lessons Learned and Future Perspectives of Counter-Terrorism in Europe
Q&A and Discussion
Jeroen BLOMSMA Policy Officer, Counter-Terrorism Unit, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission, Brussels
Lars OTTE Senior Prosecutor, Federal Prosecutor General’s Office, Karlsruhe
Frédéric VAN LEEUW Federal Prosecutor, Federal Prosecutor’s Office, Brussels
12.30-12.45 Closing Words and Evaluation of the Training by the Participants (Submission of Evaluation Forms)
12.45 Light Lunch & Departure of the Participants
SPEAKERS Jeroen BLOMSMA Policy Officer, Counter-Terrorism Unit, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission, Brussels
Rainer HORNUNG Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Lörrach Prosecution Office, Former Director of the German Judicial Academy
Lars OTTE Senior Prosecutor, Federal Prosecutor General’s Office, Karlsruhe
HH Judge Michael TOPOLSKI QC Who sits at The Central Criminal Court (The Old Bailey), London
Frédéric VAN LEEUW Federal Prosecutor, Federal Prosecutor’s Office, Brussels
Raf VAN RANSBEECK Director, Judicial Training Institute, Belgium (IGO-IFJ)
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