18-19 October 2016 Kirsten Ainley talks about the UN Security Council, the International Criminal Court and how to address bias at the ICC. Ainley is an Assistant Professor of International Relations and Director of the Centre for International Studies at the London School of Economics. Her research focuses on the history and development of international criminal law, international political theory, …
Africa Group Justice Talks: Elise Keppler
18-19 October 2016 Elise Keppler from Human Rights Watch talks about bias, “race hunting,” and the misperceptions of the relationship between Africa and the International Criminal Court. Keppler is associate director of HRW’s International Justice Program and the author of fact-finding reports on the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone and Uganda’s International Crimes Division, and played an integral role …
Africa Group Justice Talks: Dr. Robert Eno
18-19 October 2016 Dr. Robert Eno speaks about the significance of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in the judicial landscape of Africa. Eno has been the Registrar of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights since 2012. The court’s mission is to enhance the protective mandate of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights by …
Africa Group Justice Talks: Chris Maina Peter
18-19 October 2016 What is the situation of human rights across African states? What is the law? Who will enforce it? Professor Chris Maina Peter speaks about the aspirations and reality for human rights institutions across Africa, the Malabo Protocol and the International Criminal Court. Chris Maina Peter is a professor of law at the University of Dar es Salaam …
Africa Group Justice Talks: Angela Mudukuti
18-19 October 2016 Angela Mudukuti from the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) talks about her organsation’s case against the South African government for its failure to arrest Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir, as well as the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability and its potential role in mending the relationship between African states and the International Criminal Court. Angela Mudukuti …
Africa Group Justice Talks Brenda Hollis
18-19 October 2016 Brenda Hollis, Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, leads the discussion on finding justice, the revival of hybrid tribunals and the limitations of the International Criminal Court. Hollis, the Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone since February 2010, was responsible for leading the legal team prosecuting former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Hollis was …
A conversation with Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Justice and the Rule of Law
6-8 August 2017 Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, US Supreme Court in conversation with Judge M. Margaret McKeown, United States Court of Appeals and Chair of the ABA ROLI Board
‘Dialogues on International Criminal Justice: Dr. Mark Kersten – Deputy Director, Wayamo Foundation
Mark Kersten, Deputy Director, Wayamo Foundation: East Africa must redouble its commitment to fighting impunity and ensuring there is justice for international and transnational crimes
The future of international criminal justice in Africa
Fatou Bensouda, former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, discusses the impact of the ICC’s jurisprudence on international criminal justice in Africa.
Africa Group for Justice and Accountability: How we work
Africa Group for Justice and Accountability member and The Gambia’s Chief Justice Hassan Jallow takes us behind the scenes of the group’s strategic meeting in Arusha, Tanzania, explaining how the Africa Group works for justice in Africa.