Conference | Discussion
Advocates, Critics or Partners? The Shifting Relationships between Civil Society and International Criminal Mechanisms
- Date
- Thursday 26 January 2023
- Time
- Address
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Wijnhaven
Turfmarkt 99
2511 DP The Hague - Room
- 3.46
In May 2022, the ICC Prosecutor launched an initiative to strengthen the relationship between the Office of the Prosecutor and civil society organisations, now considered as “critical partners in our common goal to achieve accountability for international crime”. Since the establishment of the ICTY and ICTR, the role of civil society in documenting crimes, collecting information, and engaging with the international criminal courts and tribunals has increased exponentially, along with their ownership of and investment in the resulting international criminal trials. The roles played by civil society have also changed and expanded over time, and relationships with the courts and their various organs have also shifted. At the ICC, reliance on local civil society actors as ‘intermediaries’, including to implement core functions of the Court’s work such as outreach to victims, has long been a source of debate.
You are invited to join a discussion in The Hague, between members of Doughty Street Chambers’ International Team and guests, on how the Prosecutor’s approach toward civil society is shifting, and what impact this might have on the Prosecution’s work, on fair trials and meaningful engagement with victims.
This event is aimed at practitioners and academics in the fields of International Law and International Criminal Law, civil society representatives and those with an interest in these areas and the work of the Prosecutor.
Doughty Street Chambers has partnered with The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies to bring this event to you.
Opening remarks:
Dr. Joe Powderly, Associate Professor of Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Director of the Grotius PhD Track Programme.
Moderator:
Kevin Jon Heller, Professor of International Law and Security at the University of Copenhagen, Professor of Law at the Australian National University, and Academic Expert, Doughty Street Chambers
Speakers:
Kate Gibson, Associate Tenant, Doughty Street Chambers and Defence Counsel before the international courts
Megan Hirst, Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers and Victims’ Counsel before the international courts
Wayne Jordash KC, Associate Tenant, Doughty Street Chambers and Managing Partner, Global Rights Compliance Law Firm and Foundation
Amal Nassar, Independent consultant, former civil society representative
TBC - A member of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor
Registration is mandatory!
In order to attend the event, please register via our digital form. Please note that due to limited space, attendance is not guaranteed. We will be in touch to confirm your attendance upon registration.
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