ICC COLLOQUIUM
On 29 March 2021, CILPA launched the International Criminal Court Colloquium – a series dedicated specifically to advancing the scholarly debate on the work of the world’s only permanent international penal tribunal with responsibility to prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression. The series, which is part of our Africa-ICC Research Project, and co-sponsored by the American Society of International Law and the International Nuremberg Principles Academy, seeks to highlight issues of particular relevance to the future success of the ICC, especially from an African perspective.
ICC Colloquium 2021
The first of the 2021 ICC Colloquium sessions assessed the ICC Assembly of States Parties’ selection process for the ICC Prosecutor. Panelists were invited to debate the pros and cons of the recent search, the role of the ASP, and civil society as well as how to strengthen future competency-based searches for ICC principals starting with the pending position of deputy prosecutor. This event took place on 29 March 2021.
The second event discussed the achievements of the African ICC prosecutor and the challenges that await the next prosecutor. This event took place on 14 May 2021.
A third event, taking into account the two preceding events, discussed the prospects for resetting the Africa-ICC relationship. This event took place on 19 October 2021.
ICC Colloquium 2022
The first roundtable of 2022, examined the ICC review and reform process. Following the issuance of the independent expert report, in September 2020, the ICC States Parties have gone on to establish a follow-up mechanism to further examine the recommendations. This event engaged the report and its recommendations and question whether the current review and reform process is sufficiently inclusive of the concerns of African States, academia and civil society.
The second roundtable took place online on 1 June 2022 and considered the implications of the use of force by Russia in Ukraine for general international law and the UN Charter’s collective security system, including veto and UNSC reform.
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Climate Change Symposium
Building on the success of the all-day high-level hybrid symposium on African Perspectives on International Climate Change Law co-organised by the Center for International Law & Policy in Africa (CILPA), the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School, and the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape at Harvard Law School on 29 March 2024, CILPA is in the process of organising a second symposium on the topic on the African continent, to further address the distinctive challenges African States and societies face in the global effort to address climate change including in relation to equitable access to financial resources, technology transfer, infrastructure for adaptation, mitigation and research, and representation and influence in decision-making processes. The date is to be confirmed. If you are interested in collaborating with us on this symposium please reach out to Prof. Charles Jalloh at [email protected].
ICC Colloquium
On 29 March 2021, CILPA launched the International Criminal Court Colloquium – a series dedicated specifically to advancing the scholarly debate on the work of the world’s only permanent international penal tribunal with responsibility to prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression. The series, which is part of our Africa-ICC Research Project, and co-sponsored by the American Society of International Law and the International Nuremberg Principles Academy, seeks to highlight issues of particular relevance to the future success of the ICC, especially from an African perspective. Three ICC Colloquium sessions were hosted in 2021, and two in 2022. We hope to relaunch the Colloquium this year.