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It is with deep sadness that I share with you the passing of Prof. Dr. Alfonso Stile (1941-2021) due to a long illness. His legacy to the Siracusa Institute and to the AIDP is enormous. The fact that he was honorary vice-president of both organisations proves the appraisal for his longstanding contribution, commitment and leadership.  Alfonso Stile was active in the Board of Directors of the AIDP since the 1970’s. In Italy, he also built up a strong national AIDP group and was always interested in the younger generations.

The 2021 annual meetings of the AIDP (COEX, CODIR, COSCI, COREV) will take place on December 3 and 4, 2021 in Siracusa, Italy. They will be hosted by the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights. Please click here for the full schedule:

http://www.penal.org/en/agenda-meetings

On 11 December, the Young Penalists group of the AIDP will organize a webinar on “The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the rights of accused and detained persons: comparative insights from the scholarship and the praxis”. Click here for the program.

Participation is free, but a previous registration is required in order to get the access information to the online platform.

On the 16th and 17th of July, the Spanish and Portuguese national groups of the AIDP organized in Cadiz a common conference on criminal policy. The activity did consist of a conference  on actual topics under legislative revision, such as  life time imprisonment, offences against sexual liberty,  fundamental rights and criminal justice,  euthanasia and the reform of the Spanish criminal procedure.