Format: In Person

Where: New York City Bar
42 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036

This program is free to attend. Please sign in to register.

Description:
The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine marks a significant development in international criminal justice and a further step towards accountability for Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. As work progresses towards its operationalization, important legal, institutional and practical questions arise concerning the Tribunal’s role within the broader international accountability architecture and its relationship with existing mechanisms. Bringing together leading international criminal law scholars, practitioners and institutional representatives, this program will explore selected issues concerning the establishment and future work of the Special Tribunal.  A moderated panel discussion will be followed by an interactive exchange among panelists and with the audience, providing an opportunity to reflect on the Tribunal’s role and its future operationalization.

Speakers:
Matthew Diller, President, New York City Bar Association
Ambassador Miroslav Papa, Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Professor Sophia Murashkovsky Romma, Co-Chair, European Affairs Committee
Professor Jennifer Trahan, NYU Center for Global Affairs
Professor Jessica H. Kim, Former U.S. Special Prosecutor for the Crime of Aggression
Professor Hannah Garry, USC Gould School of Law
Professor David M. Crane, Syracuse University College of Law and Global Accountability Network
Professor David Donat Cattin, Center for Global Affairs, New York University

Moderator:
Ambassador David J. Scheffer, Arizona State University

Sponsoring Committee:
European Affairs, Christopher Pioch & Sophia Murashkovsky, Co-Chairs

Cosponsoring Committee: 
Council on International Affairs, Margaret E. McGuinness, Chair
International Human Rights, Suchitra Vijayan, Chair
United Nations Committee, Saadya Bendelstein, Ugoji Eze, Yveline Dalmacy, Co-Chairs

Co-Organizing Organization:
Council of Europe
This activity is funded by the European Union and implemented by the Council of Europe. The views expressed herein should not be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union or the Council of Europe.