Antonio Cassese: The Stubborn Sparrow
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In October 1995, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) delivered a decision stating for the first time that war crimes can also be committed in non-international armed conflict. As the first President of the ICTY, Antonio Cassese ('Nino')...
Published 05/09/22
In the late 1980s, Antonio Cassese ('Nino') contributed to the growth of the protection of human rights in the European Union by leading an impactful research project at the European University Institute (EUI). The co-hosts Paola Gaeta and Antonio Coco discuss such pioneering work with guest...
Published 03/09/22
In this episode the co-hosts Salvatore Zappalà and Giulia Pinzauti discuss the contribution of Antonio Cassese (‘Nino’) to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) with Antonio Marchesi, a renowned expert on torture. Nino describes an inspection to a detention unit. His friend...
Published 02/09/22