The UN and the ICC: International Criminal Law after the Closure of the Ad Hoc Tribunals

Brown Bag Lunch Series

Speaker: Tamara Cummings-John, Legal Officer in the Office of Legal Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs at the United Nations

With many of the ad hoc tribunals set to finish their work in the near future, the landscape of international criminal law is set for dramatic change. Tamara Cummings-John, Legal Officer in the Office of Legal Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs at the UN, will discuss how the UN, following the closure of the ad hoc tribunals, can support the International Criminal Court in ensuring accountability for victims of serious crimes. She will also discuss her experiences working for the Special Court of Sierra Leone and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, with a particular focus on the prosecution of crimes of sexual violence.

Kosher pizza will be served.