IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023
Room 315, Level 3
Session information
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 |