Mission
- Reinforcing capacities of the justice sector actors all around the world
- Creating informal network of professionals to enhance international cooperation in criminal matters
- Supporting the development of national legislation and justice actors capacities at national level
- Advancing dialogue and research on key issues related to international criminal law and criminal justice
- The Global Training Programme aiming at strengthening knowledge of international criminal law worldwide and allowing the creation of international networks of professional for an enhanced cooperation in criminal matters
- The Technical Assistance Programme aiming at providing tailored support to national criminal justice systems in the reinforcement of national justice actors’ capacities and in the elaboration of national criminal policies
- The Knowledge Management Programme aiming at advancing dialogue and research on key issues and improving national and international policies through events and publications in the fields of criminal justice and international criminal law.
History
In January 1969 in Rome at the “Pre-Congress of the 10th International Congress on Penal Law of the AIDP, represented by its President Pierre Bouzat and its Deputy Secretary-General M. Cherif Bassiouni, and Siracusa officials discussed the establishment of the Institute.
The Siracusa Institute (International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences, ISISC) was established by Decree of the President of the Republic of Italy. The Siracusa Institute was founded in Siracusa, Italy on September 1972 by the International Association of Penal Law (IAPL/AIDP), with the support of the City, Province, and Chamber of Commerce of Siracusa. An agreement was subsequently entered into by the founding entities with the Region of Sicily, and a separate agreement was signed with the City of Noto.
The Region of Sicily, the City, Province, and Chamber of Commerce of Siracusa and the City of Noto are fixed sources of funding of the Institute. Contract-based funding is also obtained from the United Nations, the European Commission, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, international cooperation programs undertaken by other Ministries of Foreign Affairs, international organizations, and, on occasion, major private foundations.
