A very successful third Expert Meeting was held in the Kurhaus Hotel in The Hague. During this three-day meeting, the Expert Researchers participating in the IEF project presented their preliminary conclusions. This was the first meeting where the (majority of) the Advisory Board Members attended and provided the eleven groups with valuable feedback. This final Expert Meeting was chaired by prof. Göran Sluiter.

At 9:15 AM on the 1st of July, Negarra Kudumu (HiiL) and prof. Göran Sluiter opened the third Expert meeting of the International Expert Framework on International Criminal Procedure in the Kurhaus Hotel in The Hague. After a short introduction by prof. Göran Sluiter, the working groups began presenting their preliminary findings. Each presentation was followed by a discussion between all participants. After this lengthy but very fruitful first day, the first day of the meeting was adjourned by prof. Hakan Friman at 18:45 PM.

The second day of the meeting was opened by Dr. Sam Muller, the Director of the HiiL. He expressed his gratitude towards everybody participating in this ambitious project. He emphasized that for the HiiL - and the international community - this is a remarkable project. After this, he officially introduced the (majority of) the Advisory Board Members to the project. All present Advisory Board Members were assigned to a specific working group and provided the expert researchers within the relevant working group with helpful and valuable feedback. This important second day of the Expert Meeting was adjourned by prof. Göran Sluiter at 17:15 PM. 

During the third day of the meeting, there was a broader discussion on the general rules and principles, the project as a whole and several important topics such as the publication of the final work, the finalisation of the project, and the organisation of the final conference in 2011.

At the end of the third and last day of the meeting, prof. Göran Sluiter expressed his gratitude on behalf of the entire Steering Board towards all Advisory Board Members for their extremely helpful and valuable input. He continued by thanking all Expert Researchers for their great work and motivation, his student-assistants for their important help during the meeting, and especially the HiiL for the excellent organisation of this event.