IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023

29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023

Room 315, Level 3

Session information

Fair trials in wars
Room 315, Level 3

Committee(s)

Judges' Forum (Lead)
Bar Issues Commission
Criminal Law Committee
Forum for Barristers and Advocates
Human Rights Law Committee
Professional Ethics Committee
Rule of Law Forum
Senior Lawyers' Committee
War Crimes Committee

Description

Judges have to uphold the rule of law in times of national crisis, including war. A nation will be judged on how it treats its enemies. Trials of captured troops for war crimes and trials of absentee commanders must be fair and credible to stand the test of time. What are the procedures and standards that should be put in place so that judges are confident they are upholding the rule of law?

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Mark Ellis International Bar Association, London, England; IBA Executive Director

Speakers

Ambassador Fatou Bensouda Ex-ICC Chief Prosecutor, Banjul, Gambia
Sir Howard Andrew Clive Morrison KC Independent Adviser to the Ukrainian Prosecutor , The Hague, Netherlands
Erik Møse United Nations , Oslo, Norway
Justice Oleksandra Yanovska Supreme Court of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine