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Soul Arbitration: The Architecture of Survival

Soul Arbitration: The Architecture of Survival and the Jurisprudence of Resilience in Ukraine
 Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion
 Thursday, April 30, 2026 | 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Online Registration is now closed. Walk In Registrations will be accepted!
Format: In Person

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

Program Fee:
 $20 for Members | $40 for Nonmembers 

Description:
 Join us for a screening of Soul Arbitration, a powerful documentary that brings forward the voices of women and children displaced by the war in Ukraine. Offering intimate testimony about survival, separation, and resilience, these firsthand accounts shed light on the human impact of conflict and the urgent legal and humanitarian questions faced by refugees worldwide.

Following the screening the film’s director alongside distinguished experts in international humanitarian and human rights law, will examine the testimonies presented in the film through the lens of civilian protection and global legal frameworks, offering critical insight into how international law responds to the realities of war, displacement, and human suffering.

Opening Remarks:
Christina Chelliah, Triple Qualified Attorney in New York, England & Wales, and Malaysia

Speakers:
 Professor Sophia Murashkovsky Romma, Chair, United Nations Committee, New York City Bar Association 
Christopher Pioch, Former Chair, Task Force on the Independence of Lawyers and Judges, New York City Bar Association
Dr. Ugoji Adanma Eze, Chairman, African Bar Association, Human Rights and Constitutional Law Committee
Margaret L. Satterthwaite, UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
Victoria Ivasechko, Chair, International Law Committee, Ukrainian Bar Association, Ukrainian attorney, Redcliffe Partners
 Maria Kostytska, Ukrainian attorney, Avocat a la Cour, Barrister in England and Wales, K&L Gates LLP

Moderator: 
 Yveline L. Dalmacy, Founder and CED, International Caribbean Women Alliance for Empowerment (I.C.W.A.E.)
Sponsoring Committee:
United Nations, Sophia Murashkovsky, Chair

Cosponsoring Committees: 
Council on International Affairs, Margaret E. McGuinness, Chair
African Affairs, Melissa Marie Verpile, Chair
European Affairs, Katherine Gonzalez and Rafael Carmona, Co-Chairs
Task Force on the Rule of Law, Susan J. Kohlmann, Chair
Task Force on the Independence of Lawyers and Judges, Matthew Diller, Chair

Cosponsoring Organizations:
Vance Center for International Justice
Ukrainian American Bar Association
Baltic American Chamber of Commerce


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

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