The adoption of the Rome Statute 20 years ago was a historic achievement in the global quest for justice and peace. Join an eminent cross-section of scholars, international leaders, and current and former ICC officials to discuss progress and roadblocks over the past two decades, as well as the future role of the ICC in ending impunity for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes of aggression.
Panels Include:
The International Criminal Court at 20: Diverse Perspectives
A Conversation with Kim Prost, Canadian Judge on the International Criminal Court
The OAS, the ICC, and the case of Venezuela
Looking Forward
Speakers Include:
Kathryn Sikkink, Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Luis Almagro, Secretary General, Organization of American States
Rodrigo Diamanti, founder, Un Mundo Sin Mordaza, and former Carr Center student fellow (introducer)
Luis Moreno Ocampo, Founding Prosecutor, ICC and Senior Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Judge Kim Prost, Canadian Judge on the International Criminal Court
Sushma Raman, Executive Director, Carr Center
Beth Simmons, Andrea Mitchell University Professor of Law, Political Science and Business Ethics, University of Pennsylvania and Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
Alex Whiting, Professor of Practice, Harvard Law School (moderator)