Transcripts from International Criminal Tribunals in the 21st Century

Approaching the Next Era of War Crimes Tribunals

Aryeh Neier, President, Open Society Institute

Discussant: Diane Orentlicher, Professor of Law, Washington College of Law; former UN Independent Expert on Update of the UN Set of Principles for the Protection of Human Rights through Action to Combat Impunity

Effective Apprehension of Indictees: Lessons Learned from the ad hoc and Hybrid Criminal Tribunals

  • Hassan Jallow, Chief Prosecutor, ICTR; represented by Mohammed Ayat, Senior Legal Adviser, ICTR
  • David Tolbert, Deputy Prosecutor, ICTY
  • David Crane, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Syracuse University College of Law; former Chief Prosecutor, Special Court for Sierra Leone
  • Siri Frigaard, Chief Public Prosecutor for the National Authority for Prosecution of Organized and Other Serious Crimes, Norway; former Deputy General Prosecutor for Serious Crimes in East Timor
Moderator: Nina Bang-Jensen, Executive Director, Coalition for International Justice

The Future of International Incitement Law

  • Judge Navanethem Pillay, Judge, Appeals Division, ICC
  • Diane Orentlicher, Professor of Law, Washington College of Law; former UN Independent Expert on Update of the UN Set of Principles for the Protection of Human Rights through Action to Combat Impunity
  • Joel Simon, Deputy Director, Committee to Protect Journalists
Moderator: Eric Blinderman, Associate, Proskauer Rose LLP; Chief Legal Counsel, Regime Crimes Liason Office, US Embassy - Baghdad

The Impact of International Criminal Justice Mechanisms on Peace Initiatives

  • Marieke Wierda, Senior Associate, International Center for Transitional Justice
  • Eric Stover, Director, University of California, Berkeley, Human Rights Center
  • Robert Pulver, Acting Chief, Criminal Law and Judicial Advisiory Unit, Peacekeeping Best Practices Section/UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations
  • Emma Naylor, Uganda Country Programme Manager, Oxfam; Member, Civil Society Organizations for Peace in Northern Uganda
Moderator: Kelly Askin, Senior Legal Officer, International Justice, Open Society Justice Initiative

Keynote: Integrating the Work of the ICC into Local Justice Initiatives

Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor, ICC

Introduction: Claudio Grossman, Dean, Washington College of Law

The Relationship between Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and its Impact on the Promotion of International Criminal Justice

  • Judge Patricia Wald, former Judge, ICTY
  • Valerie Oosterveld, Professor of Law, University of Western Ontario
  • Douglass Cassel, Lilly Endowment Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Notre Dame Law School
  • Brian Tittemore, Senior Staff Attorney, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Moderator: Robert Goldman, Professor of Law and Faculty Director, War Crimes Research Office, Washington College of Law; former President, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights