Speciaal voor mensen uit het werkveld van terrorisme en contraterrorisme, biedt deze leergang hoogwaardige, academische kennis en praktische inzichten. Het biedt een grondig overzicht én duiding van de actuele ontwikkelingen, gekoppeld aan de nieuwste academische inzichten en onderzoeksresultaten. Uiteraard aangevuld met de kennis en ervaring van gastsprekers afkomstig uit het werkveld!

De leergang steunt op twee pijlers: de verschijningsvormen van terrorisme en radicalisering, en de strijd ertegen in nationale en internationale context. Beschouwd vanuit het perspectief van praktijk, wetenschap en beleidskaders. Het levert u relevante en praktisch toepasbare kennis en inzichten op. 

Studiebelasting:  U moet rekening houden met 6 á 8 uur voorbereidingstijd per 2 dagen.

U ontvangt na het volgen van de leergang het bijbehorende certificaat van het Institute of Security and Global Affairs,  Universiteit Leiden.

In deze leergang gaat u op zoek naar de verbindingen en grenzen in informatiedeling en samenwerking. U krijgt een overzicht van rollen, culturen, bevoegdheden en belangen van verschillende organisaties en gaat in op vragen als: hoe raken bepaalde interventies en maatregelen anderen? En op welke manier passen deze in het grotere veiligheidsdoel dat u gezamenlijk heeft?

In een groep van maximaal 15 deelnemers behandelt u twee cases  (radicalisering en netwerkaanpak) waarbij u vanuit verschillende rollen een gezamenlijke opdracht vervult.

De eerste twee dagen schuift u aan bij een casusoverleg. De derde en vierde dag verschuift de aandacht van individu naar netwerk en denkt u na over mogelijke interventies daarin.

U ontvangt na het volgen van de leergang het bijbehorende certificaat van het Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Universiteit Leiden.

The Summer Programme on International Criminal Law and International Legal & Comparative Approaches to Counter-Terrorism is the product of a unique collaboration with the War Crimes Research Office of American University’s Washington College of Law, which gives the opportunity to students from top US law schools to travel to The Hague and follow this quality programme. In addition to the students from the US, the programme offers a limited number of places for other interested persons.

The summer programme consists of two parts:

• International Criminal Law which provides an overview of the fundamental features of international criminal justice and which explores the prosecution and adjudication of international crimes before the International Criminal Court (ICC), ad hoc tribunals, hybrid courts or national courts. 
• International Legal & Comparative Approaches to Counter-Terrorism which explores the evolution of terrorism and counter-terrorism since 9/11, and how the criminal justice sector tackles terrorism from the international, regional and domestic perspective. It also elaborates on the growing problem of foreign terrorist fighters and human rights concerns in responding to that phenomenon.

The lectures are complemented with a number of study visits to various courts and organisations in The Hague.

The Hague Summer School

The Hague Summer School is a cutting edge 2 or 4 week modular course that runs in the month of July. The course, is made up of elective modules, that look at connecting the private and public sector through the eyes of engineers, human rights and security professionals and entrepreneurs. Our host city, The Hague, is the United Nations City of Peace, Justice and Security with its 131 international institutions, 80 justice organisations, 300 international businesses and numerous NGOs - the perfect place to see various sectors at work.

The academic program

The Hague Summer School is a modular course made up of general and elective modules. You can choose to study for a two week or four week period. The two-week summer course consists of a general module and an elective module of your choice. The four week summer course combines the two-courses and consists of two general modules and two elective modules. Each elective includes at least three organisational visits. Our academic staff is responsible for the content of the program and where we have partners in the field we co create with them. So you will meet not only our professors but also people from professionals from our Government and businesses in the region. An overview of electives modules you will find on the website www.thehaguesummerschool.com.

Theme

Each year, we focus on an umbrella theme that looks towards solving a ‘Wicked Problem.’ Students work on projects around a selected theme in both our general modules as well as the elective modules. This year, the umbrella theme is ‘sustainable cities’. With the changing demographics worldwide and growing of cities, we see a global rise in the importance of managing the effects this will have on social sustainability of cities.

Social Program and housing

As new friendships are a foundation for new and fruitful cooperation in the future, The Hague Summer School is not just about studying. We know that you are also here to make meet people and have fun! During the evenings and on the weekends we offer an extensive social and cultural program. Activities like the ‘Urban Bike Ride’, ‘Game Night’, ‘Treasure Hunts’ and off course ‘Dutch Nights’ are organized. You will stay at The Student Hotel, a high end hotel for international students, just 5 minutes away from our University.

The Summer Programme on The Law and Practice of International Dispute Settlement will explore both pressing and perennial issues in international adjudication and dispute settlement, from the combined perspectives of practice and public interests. We will critically examine together how processes of dispute settlement are structured, and how different mechanisms of dispute settlement compare. We will also consider the practical constraints that lawyers and judges encounter at all levels of the international adjudicatory process. We will in addition take a step back, to query how the thriving practice of international courts and tribunals may be understood and assessed.

Programme

The programme will range from close consideration of contemporary practices to wider reflection on the law of international adjudication and dispute settlement. The Summer Programme will also provide essential exposure through organised study visits to prominent institutions in The Hague. At the end of the programme, participants will enjoy comprehensive insight into the contentious field of international dispute settlement, its opportunities and its dilemmas.

The International Cyber Security Summer School (ICSSS) is an annual summer school, organised by NATO Communications and Information Agency, Europol, The Netherlands Ministry of Defence Cyber Command, Leiden University and The Hague Security Delta.

The summer school will host 60 students and PhD-candidates from all corners of the world during a six-day programme teaching them in the latest developments in cyber security and the cutting edge cyber security features that exist today. During this week various aspects of cyber security will be covered and the attendees will work on assignments provided by notable international organisations. In addition to lectures from the organizing national and international institutions, students will also receive guest lectures and insiders’ perspectives from a variety of industry experts.

The advanced Summer Programme on counter-terrorism provides participants the necessary insights into the legal frameworks when countering terrorism. This is an increasingly complex field, as evidenced by, for instance, returning fighters from the Levant. This requires a solid understanding of the different issues, both underlying causes and rule-of-law responses, at stake. Together with top experts in the field, participants will search together for and discuss long-term, effective, international rule-of-law-based strategies and measures. The sessions are complemented with interactive elements such as a high-level panel and study visits.

Topics include:

• Defining Terrorism under International and Domestic Laws
• The War Paradigm vs. the Law Enforcement Paradigm
• The Role of International Human Rights Law in Countering Terrorism
• Trying Terrorists at the Domestic and International Level
• Legal Aspects in Countering the Foreign (Terrorist) Fighter Phenomenon 

The Summer Programme on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in a Changing World offers an integrated approach to weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The programme strikes a balance between the legal, scientific, diplomatic and geo-political issues relating to the broad spectrum of WMD in today’s world. It links the disarmament and non-proliferation efforts, and at the same time it distinguishes the challenges each category of WMD currently presents. 

Programme

During an intensive week, the summer programme provides a comprehensive overview of WMD. The programme content is delivered by a group of experienced and internationally renowned academics, diplomats and independent experts in the fields of international law, security and related disciplines. The sessions are complemented with interactive elements such as a high-level panel, a simulation exercise and field visits.