22-24 March 2016

The Africa Group for Justice and Accountability (AGJA) held the first of its bi-annual symposia events at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, from 22-24 March 2016.

The event brought together experts on international criminal justice, human rights activists, academics and practitioners from the field of international law to discuss a range of issues around the theme, of “African Justice mechanisms and their interplay with the International Criminal Court”.

Highlighted Speakers:
• Athaliah Molokomme, Attorney General of Botswana
• Dire Tladi Professor of International Law, University of Pretoria; Special Adviser to the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa; Member of the UN International Law Commission
• Stephen Rapp, Former Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Office of Global Criminal Justice, Department of State, United States of America
• Keriako Tobiko, Director for Public Prosecutions, Kenya
• Fatiha Serour, Director of Serour Associates for Inclusion and Equity, London
• Abdul Tejan-Cole, Executive Director of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa, Dakar
• Dapo Akande Professor of Public International Law, University of Oxford

Africa Group members:
• Dapo Akande, Professor of Public International Law, University of Oxford
• Athaliah Molokomme, Attorney General of Botswana
• Fatiha Serour, Director of Serour Associates for Inclusion and Equity, London
• Abdul Tejan-Cole, Executive Director of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa, Dakar