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A Forum for International Judges

Participants at BIIJ 2010, in Salzburg, Austria

The Brandeis Institute for International Judges (BIIJ) provides members of the international judiciary with the opportunity to meet and discuss critical issues concerning the theory and practice of international justice. Institutes are held approximately every 18 months, bringing together judges serving on international courts and tribunals around the world to reflect on the practical challenges as well as philosophical aspects of their work.

NEW: Judicial Dialogue in Action: International Judges Reflect: Key sections of BIIJ reports are now available as PDFs.

The seventh BIIJ was held from July 25 to 30, 2010 in Salzburg, Austria, around the theme, “Toward an International Rule of Law.” Brandeis is pleased that participants were joined by Anthony Kennedy, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court; and Patricia O’Brien, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, who was the institute’s keynote speaker. Read more about BIIJ 2010.

BIIJ co-directors:

• Justice Richard J. Goldstone, former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda
• Professor Linda Carter, Pacific McGeorge School of Law

BIIJ program committee:

• Fausto Pocar, judge and past president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
• Jennifer Hillman, member of the WTO Appellate Body
• Fatsah Ouguergouz, judge of the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights

Funding for BIIJ 2010 was provided by the David Berg Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the Rice Family Foundation.

For more information about the Brandeis Institute for International Judges (BIIJ), contact Leigh Swigart.