International Criminal Law has come a long way since the Nuremberg trials and the entry into force of the Rome statute almost twenty years ago. In parallel with the prosecution of high-level cases, a plethora of accountability mechanisms continue to thrive. However, after the rapid development of international criminal justice in the late 20th and early 21st century, recent years seem to indicate a system in crisis, notably with the war in Syria and other conflicts such as the US sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor and senior staff.

This perceived crisis poses a serious challenge to one of the cornerstones of international law and multilateral governance. How are these challenges affecting the work of the ICC? Can multilateralism respond to increasingly assertive defiance ? To what extent can member states afford to oppose international criminal justice?

Join UNITAR and IUSTICOM, the first NGO committed to international criminal justice campaigning, on Wednesday, 19 January 2022 at 4 p.m.  CET to discuss the following puzzle: “Is International Criminal Justice in Crisis?”. During this webinar, our panelists will provide participants with an insightful analysis of the perceived “crisis” facing the present concept of international criminal justice.

• Olga Kavran Former Spokesperson for the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Head of Outreach and Legacy at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)
• Mark A. Drumbl, Professor of Law and Director of the Transnational Law Institute at the Washington and Lee University.

This webinar is part of the Executive Diploma in International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice.