Session II | Global Justice in Conversation: Concurrent Pathways to Accountability

Held during International Justice Week in July 2024, this session examined ongoing situations and cases where multiple international pathways to justice are concurrent, including the International Court of Justice and other judicial institutions. The panel considered how these mechanisms can work together and what more must be done to realize the promise of ending impunity for the world’s gravest crimes.

About This Conversation

International Justice Day, July 17, commemorates the 1998 adoption of the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court. The ICC now forms an integral piece of a complex and complementary global judicial architecture alongside treaty-based tribunals, regional institutions, and alternative methods of dispute resolution. This session was part of an inaugural webinar series taking a closer look at how these institutions can effectively complement one another and domestic judicial systems.

Speakers

• H.E. Corinne Cicéron Bühler, Ambassador of Switzerland to The Netherlands
• Prof. Jennifer Trahan, Clinical Professor, Center for Global Affairs, New York University
• Arie Mora, Advocacy and Communications Manager, Ukrainian Legal Advisory Group (ULAG)
• Dr. Habib Ullah, Convening Council Member, Congress of Nations and States; General Secretary, Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO)
• Neshan Gunasekera, Visiting Fellow, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights

Key Themes

• Complementarity among the ICJ, ICC, and other international judicial institutions in concurrent cases
• Ongoing atrocity situations where multiple pathways to justice intersect
• Strengthening coordination between international, regional, and domestic accountability mechanisms
• Advancing the promise of an end to impunity for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity