International Criminal Court at 20:
Reflections on the Past, Present and the Future
Conference marking the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is pleased to announce the conference “International Criminal Court at 20: Reflections on the Past, Present and the Future”, taking place on Friday, 1 July 2022, from 9:30 to 18:00, Central European Time. The conference will be webcast live in English, French and Spanish on the ICC’s Youtube channel.
The conference will be an occasion to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the International Criminal Court as one of the permanent pillars of the international legal system. The entry into force, on 1 July 2002, of the ICC’s founding treaty, the Rome Statute, enabled the commencement of the Court’s operations under its mandate aimed at ensuring accountability for the gravest crimes under international law, contributing to their prevention, and providing justice to victims.
The conference will start with a keynote speech by the Chair of Rome Conference and first ICC President, H.E. Mr. Philippe Kirsch, followed by three substantive panels on various aspects on the Court's work. Speakers will include the President, Prosecutor and Registrar of the ICC, the President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the ICC’s Trust Fund for Victims, the President of the International Criminal Court Bar Association, as well leading academics, civil society experts and practitioners.
The conference will allow for in-depth discussions on the different aspects of the Court’s concrete operations, from the earliest reports of alleged crimes to final judgments and the reparation of victims. It will also be an occasion for reflections on how well the ICC has met expectations, as well as what main trends can be discerned for the further development of the international criminal justice system going forward.
Programme of the conference - English, Français, Español
Speakers
Judge Piotr Hofmański
ICC President
Karim A. A. Khan QC
ICC Prosecutor
Peter Lewis
ICC Registrar
Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi
President of the ASP
Philippe Kirsch
Chair of the Rome Conference and former President of the International Criminal Court (2003-2009)
Angela Mudukuti
Lawyer and Senior Legal Adviser at the Global Justice Center
Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova
President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, former ICC Judge
Darryl Robinson
Professor of law at Queen’s University
Priya Gopalan
International criminal lawyer and gender specialist
Olympia Bekou
Professor of Law at the University of Nottingham
Lorraine Smith van Lin
Consultant on international criminal law
Raul Cano Pangalangan
Professor of Law at the University of the Philippines and former ICC Judge
Jennifer Naouri
ICCBA President
Minou Tavárez Mirabal
Chair of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims at the International Criminal Court
Carla Ferstman
Professor of Law at the University of Essex
David Donat Cattin
Secretary-General, Parliamentarians for Global Action
Liz Evenson
Secretariat Director, Coalition for the International Criminal Court
Muriel Ubéda-Saillard
Professor of law at Lille University
Phoebe Okowa
Professor of law at Queen Mary University
Carsten Stahn
Professor of Law at Leiden University