Amsterdam centre of the interdisciplinary research on international crimes and security (ACIC)

The Amsterdam centre of the interdisciplinary research on international crimes and security (ACIC) is based at VU University Amsterdam and brings together scholars from various scientific backgrounds within one research programme. The central focus of our research is on international crimes such as war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and other gross human rights violations as well as on aggression, terrorism and other forms of violence.

These manifestations of collective violence pose a threat to international peace and security and call for effective action. Effective action is however often hampered because of a lack of knowledge on the true nature and causes of international crimes and other forms of violence and a lack of knowledge on the means to stop and prevent these crimes. Acquiring such knowledge and designing effective measures to prevent and stop these crimes takes a multi- and interdisciplinary approach. In our search for effective means to stop this type of violence we aim to conduct empirically sound research-projects within an interdisciplinary environment in order to find the most effective means to prevent, stop and deal with this type of violence.