Course
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XXIV. Post Graduate Course on Victimology, Victim Assistance and Criminal Justice
Inter-University Center Dubrovnik
Frane Bulica 4
Dubrovnik, Croatia
May 12.- 24. 2008
Course Directors
Dick Andzenge, St. Cloud, USA
Gerd Ferdinand Kirchhoff, Mito, Japan
Marianne Hilf, Graz, Austria
Zvonimir Paul Separovic, Zagreb, Croatia
Elmar G.M. Weitekamp, Tbingen, Germany and Leuven, Belgium
Faculty and Resource Persons
Ivo Aertsen, Leuven, Belgium
Moshe Bensimon, Tel Aviv, Israel
Nils Christie, Oslo,Norway
Giselda Cianciala, Bari,Italy
D.Lee Gilbertson, St.Cloud, USA
Ute-Ingrid Haas, Braunschweig, Germany
Otmar Hagemann, Kiel, Germany
Albert Hauber, The Hague,The Netherlands
Louk Hulsmann, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Janice Joseph, Pomona, USA
Hans-Jrgen Kerner, Tbingen, Germany
Karlijn Kuijpers, Tilburg,The Netherlands
Pierluca Massaro, Bari, Italy
Jose Mulder, Tilburg,The Netherlands
Jessalyn Nash, USA
Robert Peacock, Pretoria, South Africa
Tony Peters, Leuven, Belgium
Gianna Prosperi, Bari, Italy
Mina Rauschenbach, Geneva, Switzerland
Paul Redekop, Winnipeg,Canada
Astrid Reisinger Coracini, Graz, Austria
Natti Ronel, Tel Aviv, Israel
Armando Saponaro, ari, Italy
Peter Schfer, Mnchengladbach, Germany
Patience Togo, St.Cloud, USA
Ksenija Turkovic, Zagreb, Croatia
Monday May 12th, 2008
9:00 10:00 Opening Session by Course Directors
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 12:30 Theoretical Victimology, Gerd Ferdinand Kirchhoff
12:30 - 16:00 Guided Tour of Historical Dubrovnik ( departs from IUC)
16:00 18:00 Medicine and Victims, Zvonimir Paul Separovic
18:00 19:00 Interrelationships between Victzimization and the Identity process, Content and Structure of the Adolescent. Robert Peacock
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
9:00 10:00 Victimological Theories. Armando Saponaro
10:00 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 11: 11:30 The History of Restorative Justice. Elmar G.M. Weitekamp
11:30 12:30 Victim-Offender Mediation in Germany. Hans-Jrgen Kerner
12:30 - 17:00 Siesta
17:00 18:00 Implementing the Mediation Method of Conferencing in Elmshorn, Germany. Otmar Hagemann
18:00 19:00 Mediation involving DomesticViolence. Peter Schfer
19:00 20:00 The Culturally Legitimate Victim: The FGM Question? Gianna Prosperi
Wednesday, May 14th, 2007
9:00 10:00 Restorative Justice and Victim Involvement. Jessalyn Nash
10:00 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 11:30 The dynamic of songs in ingroup conflict and proximity. The cae of the traumatic extraction of Settlers during the Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip. Moshe Bensimon.
11:30 12:30 The Challenges of Therapy for Recovering Victims. Natti Ronel
13:00 20:00 Excursion to Trsteno Arboretum and the Oyster Farms of Ston
Bus departs from Pile Gate. Attention: At the arboretum a Group Picture will be Taken.
Thursday, May15th, 2007
9:00 10:00 . Victims Rights on the Basis of the UN Declaration of 1985 and the EU Framework Decision 2001. Marianne Hilf
10:00 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 11:30 Crime Victims and the Criminal Justice System in Switzerland: Heightened Expectations and Dissatisfactions. Mina Rauschenbach
11:30 12:30 Victim Participation and Reparations in the light of the initial Practice of the International Criminal Court. Astrid Reisinger Coracini
17:00 19:00 A Victimological History of Dubrovnik. D. Lee Gilbertson
Friday, May 16th, 2008
9:00 10:00 00 Non-Criminal Remedies for Crime Victims The Work of the Council of Eiurope. Ksenija Turkovic
10:00 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 11:30 On the Position of the Victim In Restorative Justice Programs. Ivo Aertsen
12:30- 17:00 Siesta
17:00 18:00 Risk Assessment in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence. Karlijn Kuijpers
18:00 19:00 Compensation for Victims of Crime. Jose Mulder
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
9:00 19:00 Boat Trip with Fish Barbecue to Three Beautiful Islands of the Dalmation Sea
with the Gospe od Karmena. The Boat will depart from the New Harbour in Dubrovnik
Sunday, May18th, 2008
Recharge your batteries day
Monday, May 19st, 2008
9:00 11:00 Understanding Torture and Torture Victims. Dick Andzenge
11:00 11;30 Coffee Break
11:30 - !3:00 RestorativeJustice in Cases of Mass Victimization and Gross Human Rights Violations. Elmar G.M. Weitekamp
13:00 17:00 Siesta
17:00 18:00 Alternative Sanctions for Juvenile First Offenders Including Contact with the Victim in the Netherlands. Albert Hauber
18:00 19:00 Family Violence Among Immigrant Populations. Patience Togo
19:00 20:00 Penal Mediation in Italy.Pierluca Massaro
20:00 21:00 Victims Rights Conflict Paradigm_ The Italian Experience Compared. Giselda Cianciala
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
9:00 11:00 00 The Development of Victimology: A Bottom Up versus Top Down Approach. Tony Peters
11:00 12:30 Coffee Break
11:30 13:00 Limits To Pain: A Critical Look at Victimology. Nils Christie
13:00 17:00 Siesta
17:00 19:00 The Future of the World Without Criminal Justice. Louk Hulsman
19:00 20:00 A Discussion with Tony Peters, Nils Christie and Louk Hulsman
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Excursion to Montenegro
Bus departs from Pile Gate
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
9:00 -10:00 Victims of Femicide. Janice Joseph
10.00 11:00 Meeting the Needs of Victims and Offenders in the Persuit of justice. Paul Redekop
11:00 11;30 Coffee Break
11:30 -12:30 Student Presentations
12:30 17:00 Siesta
17:00 - 19:00 Student Presentations
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
9:00 - 10:00 Student Paper Presentations
10:00 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 12:30 Student Paper Presentations
12:30 17:00 Siesta
17:00 19:00 Student Paper Presentations
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
9:00 10:00 Student Paper Presentations
11000 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 12:30 Student Paper Presentations
12:30 17:00 Siesta (Attention: If necessary break will be shorter depending on number of student paper presentations)
17:00 18:00 Graduation Ceremony
19:00 Open End Fare Well Party at the Sesame
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Departure to Home
It is a long and good tradition of the course participants to attend at least one classical concert in one of the churches or the Rectors palace in Dubrovnik. We will definitely try to organize this event also in this years course and details will be announced during the course!
