2022 Happy Holidays

To all our national groups and members, affiliates and friends 

Also 2021 has been a challenging and difficult year for most of us. Our professional and personal lives did remain virtual to a large extent. 

Precisely in such times working together on a common mission in the AIDP is even of greater value. Criminal justice has to deliver justice in new areas of crime of and to protect vital interests. Also in exceptional times it is important that criminal justice complies with the values of the rule of law and the human rights standards. Our main scientific topic on “Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Justice” is certainly an excellent topic to study these challenges and to propose resolutions de lege ferenda. Our general rapporteurs have been working very hard to elaborate excellent questionnaires and the national rapporteurs nominated by the national groups are in the process of  writing their national reports.   This will lead to high quality international colloquia in 2022 and 2023.

Finally, I just would like to emphasize how much we are looking forward to meet you at our meetings and upcoming international colloquia. For the moment being we have to keep it safe and we all hope that 2022 will come with better perspectives.

Pleasant Holidays and a healthy and prosperous new year!!    

John Vervaele

President of the AIDP