Closing Session on the Future of International Criminal Justice

Whereas the first three panel discussions of the day will consider the Tribunal’s contributions to international criminal courts and tribunals, the former Yugoslavia, and international criminal law, this final part of the symposium programme will focus on the universality of the Tribunal’s work. Each speaker will deliver a short but emphatic statement on the importance of international criminal courts and tribunals – particularly in today’s political climate – and the significance of the ICTY’s work on a global level. This panel event will be an opportunity for speakers to offer ideas and reflections that may serve as inspiration for the future, going beyond the field of law. This will be a truly inspirational and impactful end to the day’s events, and a fitting way to conclude the last ever symposium to be hosted by the Tribunal. Moderator: Karim A. A. Khan QC, President of the ICC Bar Association Panellists: Judge Christoph Flügge, Judge of the Mechanism and former ICTY Judge Judge Theodor Meron, President of the Mechanism and former Judge and President of the ICTY Diane Orentlicher, Professor of International Law, Washington College of Law, American University Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, President of the ICC Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the ICTY and Mechanism