Event

10 to 11 October 2019 Trier, Germany

Annual Conference on Countering Terrorism in the EU 2019

Dealing with returning foreign terrorist fighters

Published 4 years, 9 months ago

Organizer ERA - Academy of European Law
Link Conference Website
Contact Ramin Farinpour

Objective

This annual conference will present the European Union’s and Member States’ responses to dealing with returning terrorist foreign fighters. At the heart of the conference will be the judicial and law enforcement actions of relevant EU agencies and Member States’ authorities in detecting, prosecuting, imprisoning foreign fighters and assisting with their reintegration into society after release.

Key topics

  • Analysis of the EU framework dealing with returning foreign terrorist fighters and EU agencies’ work in the field
  • Member States’ approaches to dealing with returning foreign terrorist fighters from prosecution to release, including case studies
  • Challenges in dealing with returning foreign terrorist fighters in prisons and their reintegration into society

Who should attend?

Ministry officials, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, judges, defence lawyers and NGOs.