Despite the major advance of international criminal justice over the last thirty years, and despite significant efforts in theatres such as Ukraine, impunity for the most serious crimes of international concern still prevails. This panel, featuring an introduction by HM Attorney General for England and Wales, Rt Hon Michael Ellis KC MP, will reflect on the opportunities and risks presented by recourse to the institutional frameworks of international criminal justice as an immediate response mechanism, discuss a number of situations where impunity still prevails, including in Ukraine, the role of the Security Council, the wisdom of a special tribunal for the crime of aggression, and the importance of considering intersectionality and applying a gender lens to deliver true justice.

Chair:

Sir Howard Morrison KC, Independent Adviser to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General

Speakers:

Professor Olympia Bekou, Professor of Public International Law and Head of the International Criminal Justice Unit, The University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre

Professor Roger O’Keefe, Professor of Public International Law, Bocconi University, Italy

Angela Mudukuti, International Criminal Justice Lawyer