CEP Webinar: A Sisyphean Task? Prosecuting Returnees from Syria and Iraq in France | Dr. Sharon Weill

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

On May 2, 2023, CEP hosted a webinar, where Sofia Koller, senior research analyst at CEP Germany, presented her latest policy paper, "Prosecution of Returnees from Syria and Iraq in France: Insights and Recommendations for Policymakers and Security Agencies."

The CEP policy paper serves as a starting point for a discussion on the approach to prosecuting returnees in France, the role of international criminal law, gendered differences, as well as broader challenges of human rights-based processes of prosecution, rehabilitation, and reintegration of ISIS-affiliates.

Presenters:
-Sofia Koller
Senior Research Analyst, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)

-Dr. Sharon Weill
Associate Professor of International Law at the American University of Paris and Senior Lecturer at Sciences Po Paris

-Constance Wilhelm-Olympiou
Doctoral Researcher, King’s College London, Department of War Studies

Download the paper here: https://bit.ly/3oPdh3r

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