The forum provided an opportunity for speakers, panelists, attendees, and students to engage on a series of critically important topics impacting the effectiveness of accountability mechanisms for international criminal violation.<\/p>\n
This panel examined the U.S. role in advancing justice and accountability for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, with a special focus on the work, evolution, and leadership of the State Department\u2019s Office of Global Criminal Justice and Office of War Crimes Issues.<\/p>\n
Jane Stromseth (Moderator)<\/b>, Professor of Law, Georgetown Law, and former Deputy to the Ambassador-at-Large, Office of Global Criminal Justice<\/p>\n
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Helman Professor of Law, and Director, Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University, and former Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson<\/b>, Senior Director for Rule of Law, Governance, and Security at The McCain Institute, and Professor of Practice at the Sandra Day O\u2019Connor Law School at Arizona State University, and former Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues<\/p>\n This panel explored the International Criminal Court (ICC)\u2019s role in the developing system of global criminal justice, examining debates and empirical evidence regarding the ICC\u2019s accomplishments, impacts, and legitimacy, as well as challenges confronting the Court and critiques of the Court\u2019s work.<\/p>\n David Luban (Moderator)<\/b>, University Professor in Law and Philosophy, Georgetown University.<\/p>\n John Bellinger<\/b>, Partner, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, and former Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, and former Legal Adviser to the National Security Council<\/p>\n Richard Dicker<\/b>, Director, International Justice Program, Human Rights Watch Charles Jalloh, Professor of Law, Florida International University, and Member, International Law Commission<\/p>\n Jane Stromseth<\/b>, Professor of Law, Georgetown Law, and former Deputy to the Ambassador-at-Large, Office of Global Criminal Justice<\/p>\n Jennifer Trahan<\/b>, Clinical Associate Professor, The Center for Global Affairs, New York University School of Professional Studies \u00a0John Washburn, Director and Convener for the American Non-governmental Organizations Coalition for the International Criminal Court (AMICC)<\/p>\n William Treanor (Introduction)<\/b>, Dean of Georgetown Law<\/p>\n Hassan Bubacar Jallow (Keynote Address)<\/b>,\u00a0Chief Justice of The Gambia, and former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and former Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals<\/p>\n This panel explored innovative models of justice, including a range of domestically-based tribunals and hybrid courts, as well as efforts to document atrocities, build capacity, empower, and engage more effectively with directly affected communities.<\/p>\n Anna Cave (Moderator)<\/b>, Director of the Ben Ferencz International Justice Initiative at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Former Principal Deputy in the Office of Global Criminal Justice at the U.S. Department of State.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sofia Candeias<\/b>, Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict, Criminal Law and Judicial Advisory Service, UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations David M. 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\n<\/b><\/p>\nThe International Criminal Court: Assessing Its Role and Impact<\/b><\/h2>\n
Keynote Address<\/b><\/h2>\n
Innovative Models of Justice, Capacity-Building, and Empowerment<\/b><\/h3>\n
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