Dear colleagues,
Please find below the announcement of the World Crime Forum on Restorative Justice,organised by the International Society for Criminology (ISC), in collaboration with the Leuven Institute of Criminology (LINC), the European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ) and Suggnomè (Flemish Forum for Restorative Justice and Mediation). It will take place on Friday 24 May at the Faculty of Law, auditorium Zeger Van Hee, Leuven, Belgium
Kind regards,
Zoë Cosemans
Programme officer
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World Crime Forum
Changing Lenses to Restorative Justice:
New Directions for Europe and Beyond
Date: Friday 24 May 2013
Venue: Faculty of Law, Aud. Z. Van Hee (Tiensestraat 41), University of Leuven, Belgium
(Free entrance but advance registration required at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Organised by the International Society for Criminology (ISC),
in collaboration with the Leuven Institute of Criminology (LINC), the European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ) and Suggnomè (Flemish Forum for Restorative Justice and Mediation)
P R O G R A M M E
Chairperson: Prof. Stephan Parmentier, KU Leuven and Secretary General of the
International Society for Criminology (ISC)
16:00 Welcome and introduction to the World Crime Forum
Prof. Filip Abraham, Vice-Rector Humanities KU Leuven
Prof. Serge Brochu, University of Montreal and President of the ISC
16:15 Keynote lecture: Restorative Justice in Europe: lessons learnt and challenges ahead
Prof. Michael Kilchling, Max Planck Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, Freiburg
and Chairman of the Board, European Forum for Restorative Justice, Leuven
16:45 Roundtable discussion with:
- Prof. Ivo Aertsen, KU Leuven: Perceptions of security and justice through restorative
justice in different cultural contexts
- Prof. Joanna Shapland, University of Sheffield: Empirical evidence and research
challenges
- Mr. Patrick Vits, Public Prosecutor Leuven: The role of the public prosecutor in making
restorative justice work
17:30 Questions and answers
18:00 Concluding comments
Prof. Emilio Viano, American University, Washington DC, and President of the Scientific
Commission of the ISC
18:10 Close
The whole World Crime Forum will be videotaped and later put at the disposal of the ISC for
further dissemination.
Zoë Cosemans
Programme officer
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Established in 1938, the International Society for Criminology (ISC) is the oldest and only worldwide scientific organization in the field of criminology. It was set up with the objective to promote activities and research for a better understanding of crime at an international scale, and also helps to promote the prevention of crime as well as improve the procedures used by the various criminal justice systems. The Society enjoys an advisory status at the United Nations and the Council of Europe and participates in the work of UNESCO. Its members occupy major positions in their respective countries (scholars, judges, criminal justice administrators, etc.).
Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2013, the ISC Board has decided to organise a series of World Crime Forums to discuss various key challenges for criminal justice and criminology all over the globe and propose new solutions. World crime forums have already been planned in Montreal, Washington, Sao Paulo, San Sebastian, Bologna, Johannesburg, Seoul and Brisbane. The Leuven World Crime Forum on restorative justice constitutes part of this global series of events.
Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2013, the ISC Board has decided to organise a series of World Crime Forums to discuss various key challenges for criminal justice and criminology all over the globe and propose new solutions. World crime forums have already been planned in Montreal, Washington, Sao Paulo, San Sebastian, Bologna, Johannesburg, Seoul and Brisbane. The Leuven World Crime Forum on restorative justice constitutes part of this global series of events.
World Crime Forum
Changing Lenses to Restorative Justice:
New Directions for Europe and Beyond
Date: Friday 24 May 2013
Venue: Faculty of Law, Aud. Z. Van Hee (Tiensestraat 41), University of Leuven, Belgium
(Free entrance but advance registration required at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Organised by the International Society for Criminology (ISC),
in collaboration with the Leuven Institute of Criminology (LINC), the European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ) and Suggnomè (Flemish Forum for Restorative Justice and Mediation)
P R O G R A M M E
Chairperson: Prof. Stephan Parmentier, KU Leuven and Secretary General of the
International Society for Criminology (ISC)
16:00 Welcome and introduction to the World Crime Forum
Prof. Filip Abraham, Vice-Rector Humanities KU Leuven
Prof. Serge Brochu, University of Montreal and President of the ISC
16:15 Keynote lecture: Restorative Justice in Europe: lessons learnt and challenges ahead
Prof. Michael Kilchling, Max Planck Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, Freiburg
and Chairman of the Board, European Forum for Restorative Justice, Leuven
16:45 Roundtable discussion with:
- Prof. Ivo Aertsen, KU Leuven: Perceptions of security and justice through restorative
justice in different cultural contexts
- Prof. Joanna Shapland, University of Sheffield: Empirical evidence and research
challenges
- Mr. Patrick Vits, Public Prosecutor Leuven: The role of the public prosecutor in making
restorative justice work
17:30 Questions and answers
18:00 Concluding comments
Prof. Emilio Viano, American University, Washington DC, and President of the Scientific
Commission of the ISC
18:10 Close
The whole World Crime Forum will be videotaped and later put at the disposal of the ISC for
further dissemination.
