Dear colleagues, we are delighted to share with you an innovative online learning
space – Lexsitus – in the Arabic language, created to help you better understand core
legal provisions of international criminal law, in particular the International Criminal Court. The
Centre for International Law Research and Policy has brought together over 55 practitioners and
scholars to share with you their expert knowledge and years of experience in practicing criminal law
before international courts and tribunals in the form of short video lectures. You can now learn
more about the legal standards of 128 articles of the Statute of the International Criminal Court,
and how international jurisprudence has developed and applied these provisions in court practice.
We believe that the knowledge that upholds universal human values – peace, justice and
the rule of law – should be open and accessible to everyone, at all times. This is why Lexsitus
is a free-of-charge, online learning resource. It is meant to contribute to sharing the knowledge of
complex legal concepts through an individualised exchange between the knower and the learner.
You are free to choose lectures and other content based on your learning needs,
and to set the levelling of your knowledge that is comfortable for you. Lexsitus offers basic and
advanced lectures that you can follow, together with a commentary, on any provision of the Statute
of the Court that you may be interested in. If you would like to explore the same legal issue
through the lens of different experts, you can consult how different lecturers analyse
some of the key legal concepts such as the command responsibility or the definition of war crimes. We
want you to be free to follow your curiosity and explore the depths of justice and accountability,
to think critically and ask questions that challenge the status quo, and to create new
initiatives that will help the global community to strengthen and advance judicial mechanisms
mandated to bring accountability for serious violations of international humanitarian law
at all levels. We hope that Lexsitus will serve you on that intellectual journey,
and that it will be a useful tool for those of you who are practitioners.